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The Junior Superintendent. 

Once in a while we find a man who possess the ability to be a good Junior 
Superintendent, but as a rule, a woman will be usually found better fitted for that 
position than a man. 

The question naturally arises, why? Because as a rule a woman has more pa- 
tience with children than a man has, and naturally possesses the qualifications for 
that position. 

The Junior Superintendent must love children; not only the good, nice, well 
behaved ones, but the dirty, ragged street arabs, and know no partiality in dealing 
with them. 

Furthermore, the Junior Superintendent needs to be an earnest, every day, all 
round Christian, or the fact will soon be found out and the children will be sure to 
take advantage of it in some respect or other. 

By an all round Christian 1 mean one who tries to live every day up to what is 
thought to b« God's rule of Christian living, not indulging in any of the doubtful 
amusements of society, or stepping foot where a child might not follow, without 
needing to tread upon dangerous ground. 

There must be no hairspliting lines between the life of the Christian and the 
sinner, so that the worldly must look close to see if the line between Christ and 
the devil has not been crossed in favor of the latter. 

The Junior Superintendent must be loyal to the church with which connected 
and not one who is known to criticise any of the members of that or any other 
church in an unfriendly or unchristian manner; one who values promptness, order 
and dispatch in all things. 

One who will always be found in place in all the junior meetings, unless she 
can present the Lord and the children with a good excuse for being absent from the 
meeting. 

One who believes in prayer and the fact that the Lord really means what He 
says, when He promises to be with us, to guide, give us strength and to bless us 
at all times in the work of our hands in His vineyard, and that nothing done for 
Him shall miss its reward. 

One who believes in the depths of the heart of hearts that a child's soul is as 
precious to God as that of an adult and much more easily won for God and the 
church. That the Child won for God is the man saved. 

Many believe this with their head, but not with their heart, or there would not 
be so many boys and girls going to ruin now upon our streets and under our very 
eyes. -^ 

The Junior Superintendent needs to have tact, and plenty of it. 



6 THE Junior workers' companion 

As a rule tact is born within people, but I believe it may be cultivated to a 
great extent if set about in real earnest. 

One who sees everything that goes on among the juniors at all their meetings, 
but who knows when to speak of what is seen, and when to remain silent, and 
that is learned through experience, to a great extent. 

One who never nags or holds up the individual self as being the one sinned 
against, instead of the Lord Jesus Christ, in any wrong doing among the juniors 
in the meeting or anywhere they may be. 

One who can keep the upper hand in all the work of the society. 

One who is not afraid to give time, self, thought and study to the work. 

One who knows how to interest the children, or one who is willing to learn 
how it may be done. 

One whom the children naturally like and trust. 

One who will not run to seed in any one direction of religious work, ©r who 
will not push the society to the extreme in any unpleasant way. 

One who is willing to study up some interesting story," bearing upon the topic, 
and tell it when the children show signs of restlessness in the meeting. 

One who can bring home to the children the teaching of the topic, in a pleas- 
ant, taking way, and let them feel that confidence is so strong in their good inten= 
tions that they will really try to follow the teaching found in the topic in their daily 
living. 

One who teaches the children to believe in bringing everything to God in"* 
prayer. 

One who directs and leads while the children follow willingly and with true 
purpose of heart. 

One who believes in soul winning as the main object of the Christian's life. 

One who can use the blackboard or who can show some simple illustration or 
picture of the lesson set forth or invoke the aid of the juniors along that line. 

With the great progress made in our public schools of the present day many 
of the children are proficient in the handling of the blackboard illustrations. 

One who will attend to all details, before the meeting begins, or who will see 
that they are attended to, so that the room may be thoroughly ready for the meet- 
ing in every respect. 

One who knows when to talk and when to stop. 

One who is willing to be constantly on the alert to improve self in the work 
and watch out for those things that will benefit the society in every way possible. 

One who will try and enlist the co-operation of the parents, as far as possible 
and practicable. 

One who realizes that children are not angels, and that the greatest wrigglers 
and biggest gigglers very often make the best workers for Christ and the church 
later on in life. 

One who believee in children being children as long as possible and not mak- 
ing them act old before their time or in making them forward. 

Now, then, do not be discouraged and think because you do not possess these 
qualifications, or cannot find one who does, that you must give up your work as 



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unqualified for the position, or give up trying to have a Junior because you cannot 
find such one for superintendent. 

Dear Junior Superintendent, just go on in your work in the fear and help of 
the Lord and you will in a short time develop qualifications that you thought you 
never possessed and be surprised at your progress in the work, because the Lord 
is a mighty helper and does wonders with us. Just remember what He made out 
of the weak Peter, the persecuting Saul, the unlettered disciples generally. Then 
take courage and work on. 



Junior Work, 

BY EVA LENA COGSWELL. 



Is there any need of this work ? Do the children need training ? Do they re- 
quire the care and protection of some mighty arm? 

You say yes. Then is not the Junior Christian Endeavor the place for such 
training? If so, why not have one in your city, in your church? Why not have 
a Junior Committee in your Y. P. S. C. E. to train your younger brothers and 
sisters? 

Some say the Lookout is the most important committee; is not this equally 
so? Jesus said, *' Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, 
for of such is the kingdom of God.'' So, then, let us heed the words of our Savior 
and bring the little ones into the fold — bear them up into His loving arms for pro- 
tection and care. 

Then, is not this the most important of all work? If the children were not 
taught to love Jesus and do His will, where would our rising generation be, where 
our children of to-day? ** On the streets,** you say. Yes, far worse than that ; 
homeless, visiting the saloons and ball rooms. 

The Junior Christian Endeavor is a training school for children, led under the 
care and direction of an all-wise, all-present Being, through the instrumentality of 
some servant. Let us give Him the best member of our Society for His servant, 
some one who is an earnest, consecrated Christian worker. 

Love your work, Junior Superintendents, put all your power and energy into 
it, do all for His name's sake. Many times we become discouraged ; perhaps the 
result of our labor is not what we hoped for, not what it might have been ; but let 
us press on, for ours is to sow the seed — God will take care of the results. Per- 
haps we will not know of them here, but, ** O, blessed day that to our light reveal- 
eth The seed of sorrow grown the flower of spring ! " 

How often do we hear.the remark in regard to children joining the Endeavor 
Society, in taking the active membership pledge, they are too young, they do not 
know what they are promising to do. 

It is not the age, but the child that should influence one in deciding to accept 
them as members. Don't drive a child from Christ because he is nine years of 



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age, do not tell him he is too young. If he thoroughly understands the pledge and is 
trying to do as God would have him, by all means welcome that child as an active 
member of the Society. Welcome him as a new soul for Christ^s kingdom. 

Recognize your members by a kind word or bright smile whenever you meet 
them, and let them know that you are interested in them. 

*'A little word of kindness spoken has often healed a heart that's broken." 

Set them an example worthy of imitation. 

To hold their attention and keep them interested in the meetings, they should 
be attractive, at the same time instructive ; the Juniors should feel that it is their 
meeting and we are there to help them. Let us make them feel so, but can we if 
we go half prepared, half sick and all out of sorts ourselves? No, the service de- 
pends mainly on you and 1, so let us make it a good one ; not tire the little ones by 
talking too long, but interest and instruct them in a few short words. 

Are we not told to search the Scriptures? Shall not the children be included in 
that command ? If so, why not teach them to do so while young, while in the Junior 
Endeavor ? Let them use their Bibles in the meeting ; let them search for passages 
on the subject. 

Let the songs be those known by all, so every member may sing, for this 
should be made a very inspiring part of the service. Have a great deal of prayer ; 
silent prayer will teach that we can pray at any time in any place. Teach them to 
pray by repeating a sentence after you ; even the little ones can lisp on this. Thus 
all will learn to take part in sentence prayers and soon by themselves. • 

When our monthly consecration meeting comes ask for the meaning of this 
word, Consecration. A good definition to learn would be: Giving ourselves 
again to God to do His work. Not only should they learn the meaning, but be 
ready to put it in practice. See that all committees have a written report, and en- 
courage them in the work of their committee, whether it is the Lookout, Sunday 
School, Sunshine, or whatever other one it may be. 

To these meetings of our Juniors shall we have no others present but children ? 
A good plan would be to have a Junior visitor appointed each week from the Sen- 
ior C. E. to visit the little ones ; this will encourage them in the great work they 
are undertaking. 

Senior visitors, say a few words to the children ; pray for them. 

Let the parents come and see the helpful means that are being used for the 
good of their children. Let all work together, hand in hand, under one banner, for 
the same object — the upbuilding of Christ's kingdom. 



JUNIOR ENDEAVOR— AN IMPORTANT AUXILIARY OF THE CHURCH. 



BY ELIZABETH A. JOY, Old Orchard, Mo. 



1 cannot handle this subject as one who has had a larger experience in the 
work, but 1 do come to you with a heart full of love and enthusiasm for the Junior 
Society of Christian Endeavor. 



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in March, 1884, the first Junior Society was organized, in Tabor, Iowa, by 
Rev. J. W. Cowan. To-day there are hundreds of local unions of Junior Societies, 
and no branch of Christian Endeavor has larger promise of usefulness. In a great 
many ways are the Juniors being heard from. No convention program — b2 it lo- 
cal, state or national— is complete unless generous provision is madeforthe Juniors 
and their work. 

The first meeting that was held of the first Christian Endeavor Society was 
led by a boy twelve years old, and most of the other members of that society were 
not older than the average age of the Juniors now. 

The first Society of Christian Endeavor was born of a revival, and was the 
outcome of a real necessity — the necessity of training and guiding aright the young 
Christian who might otherwise stray away. 

The chief object of the Junior Society is to help boys and girls to live Christian 
lives. The fact is more and more being recognized that one can be a Christian be- 
fore reaching a mature age. Our churches have been sadly neglectful of the lambs. 
The Junior Endeavor Society is an organized effort to gather them all into the fold. 
The movement is new, but has proved very successful. Boys and girls who belong 
to it no longer feel '' left out," but are drawn into the very heart-life of the church. 
There are now thousands of boys and girls, in Junior Societies, learning to conduct 
a prayer meeting and to do Christian work. 

Miss Alice May Scudder, in an article in the ** Golden Rule " entitled ** How 
to Conduct a Business Meeting,*' says : 

** Perhaps some of our Junior leaders think that the business meetings of their 
society are of little account, since the primal object is to develop spirituality. Such 
reasoning, however, is fallacious and harmful, for every society should aim to de- 
velop Christians who will be physically, intellectually, commercially, as well as 
spiritually, of value to the world in which they live.'* 

The old fashioned flat boquet, beautiful only on its face, has given way to 
one which is rounded and lovely on every side ; and there should be an effort to 
develop the children into all-round Christians who shall attract by their symmetric 
beauty. 

The Junior Society has the same national motto as the Senior: ** For Christ 
and the Church." And the Junior Society is of vital importance to the church. 
No church can afford to do without a Junior Society. The Roman Catholic Church 
sayis, '* Give us the first seven years of a child's life." The first seven years is 
what they specially ask for. Should we not be as zealous in our efforts for the 
early training of the children? 

A little child is naturally a Christian, and is very susceptible to Christian 
training. They love to be told of Jesus and His love, and they believe in Him and 
trust in Him as their own loving Savior. 1 know a mother who was startled in 
prayer meeting one Wednesday evening by a child's voice in prayer. She turned 
and found it was her own little five-year-old boy, standing beside his father praying 
aloud. This was several'years before the birth of the Y. P. S. C. E. 

It is easy and natural for a little child to take part in the Junior prayer meet- 
ing, either in prayer or testimony ; and 1 believe it would be the testimony of all 
Junior superintendents that the training of the little ones in the Junior prayer 



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meeting should be begun as early as five years of age ; just as soon as their little 
lips can lisp the words of His love. 

The prayerful, conscientious training each week in the Junior Christian En- 
deavor prayer meeting will develop children into all-round Christians, who will 
attract by their symmetric beauty. But the boys and girls, who have attained the 
age of twelve and fourteen years without this training can scarcely be reached. 
Nine times out of ten their parents will tell you, if you ask them to let their chil- 
dren come to the Junior prayer meetings, *' Yes, I am willing if you can get their 
consent ; but we do not want to force them to go to church. '* The result is almost 
invariably that they cannot be persuaded to give up their own sports to give one 
hour in the week to this work. 1 have special reference to the boys. My heart 
aches for some of our own boys in our own community — twelve, thirteen, fourteen 
and fifteen years of age, who are outside the fold, as it were. They consider them- 
selves too old for the Junior society, and they are made to feel that they are too 
young for the Senior society. Some of them are following in the footsteps of their 
older brothers, some of whom are associate members of the Senior society. 

Are we as Seniors looking after the associate members as carefully as we should ? 
Are we remembering them by name in prayer in our own private devotions? 

I heard to-day that two of our associate members were known to be in a little 
room over the livery stable in our village playing cards until two o'clock one Sun- 
day morning. If this be true in our society how is it in yours? 

Dear friends, the importance of a Junior Christian Endeavor can hardly be 
estimated. It is natural and comparatively easy to teach the little ones to speak 
and work for Jesus, to express their thoughts in Christlike prayers to the blessed 
Savior, who said, '' Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for 
of such is the kingdom of Heaven." 






Conducting a Junior Endeavor Meeting. 



BY MRS. J. F. DANN. 



My idea of a true Junior Christian Endeavor meeting is to have it as devotional 
as possible, yet with this, one must make it so attractive that the children will love 
to attend, for they are very active, and most always leave some pleasant game or 
good time to come to the Society, consequently 'tis all the more important how the 
meeting is conducted. My experience has been that varieties are helpful ; above 
all things avoid ruts, as children tire of sameness very quickly. 1 also believe in 
having the members do as many things as possible — have one to lead, a different 
leader each meeting, one to play for the singing, have a solo occasionally, either 
vocal or instrumental, have a number of sentence prayers, sometimes have one 
whom you can call on to make a short prayer, have the larger ones especially make 
short talks, perhaps only a few words, but it helps them, so they can gradually 
learn to say more for their Savior, have each one read or repeat from memory (I 
much prefer the latter) a verse of Scripture appropriate to the subject. Of course 
it is always expected that the superintendent will make an interesting talk on the 



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Subject, and right here let me say no superintendent has a right to appear before 
the Society without proper preparation. She ought to study and pray over the 
lesson until she will be so full of the spirit that she cannot help but teach the young 
folks something. I always feel it a great responsibility and so often feel so incom- 
petent, yet I never go to one of the Junior meetings without being benefited myself, 
and I hope each child takes something away too, that helps him. 1 also think it 
an excellent plan for us to invite outside friends or our pastor, to come in occasion- 
ally and give them a talk, let the children know it in time, so that they can bring 
little friends. In that way many others might be induced to join us. Then at 
some meetings we have special subjects which are so helpful, like the Temperance 
subject, we ought to have something particularly good for this topic, for the chil- 
dren should be continually taught TEMPERANCE. I think the blackboard is fine to 
to illustrate our thoughts, and sometimes we find Sunday-school pictures good. To 
see an object is to stamp it on the mind more permanently, especially in the young. 
We generally have roll call each meeting, and each child responds with a verse of 
Scripture relating to the subject. Sometimes we have appropriate select readings 
or recitations. All these things add to the interest of the meeting. We take col- 
lections once a month, but do not compel anyone to bring money, though we ask 
all to bring a few pennies, or more if they can. 

We also have missionary meetings occasionally. Then we try to teach them 
the true missionary spirit. We think that is Christ-like. We often ask questions 
and they answer very readily. Sometimes we have each one express some one 
idea of the lesson ; this is quite pleasant and helpful. Many would be surprised, 
unless they have tried it, how many good things are brought out in this way. The 
child's mind is very active, and if we use tact we can help them to express their 
thoughts quite freely, and it does them and ourselves too, a great amount of good. 

Oh, dear brothers and sisters, what an important work is ours ! Just think 
of the young souls intrusted to our care ! God will call us to account for the way 
in which we train them. It behooves us to be up and doing while 'tis day, ** for 
the night cometh when no man can work," Let us often come before the throne of 
grace, for we are so weak ourselves, but ** we can do all things through Christ, 
which strengtheneth us," and let us feed on the bread of life constantly, for how 
can we instruct the children unless we have been storing our own minds ? So with 
Bible and prayer let us fortify ourselves and be ready ts do whatsoever our Master 
calls us to do. 



That Boy I What Shall I Do With Him ? 



(ANSWERED YANKEE FASHION) BY K. H. H. 

Have you prayed for him especially and asked your prayer meeting committee 
to do the same? 

Have you tried to see him during the week and find out his personal interests? 

Have you tried to get him to put some simple chalk drawing on the blackboard 
illustrating the topic ? 

Have you tried setting him to keeping quiet a boy smaller than himself? 



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Have you given him any work to do for your personal use or self? 
Have you taken him with you to help cheer up some sick one or help some dis- 
abled one? 

Did you ever invite him to your house and treat him like a gentleman? 
Did you really try to love him and make him feci your love? 
Have you made plam Christ's love for him? 



Junior Meetings and Discipline. 



Junior meetings need to be made so attractive that the- question of discipline 
need never be a subject requiring much thought upon the part of the Superintend- 
ent. Children are human and will be sure to grow restive when the meeting is 
dull. Therefore there must never be a dull meeting. To prevent that the meetings 
must be varied where there are very small Juniors, so as to keep up their attention 
all the time. In the first place, we need to make much of what the Lord Jesus 
Christ thinks of a well-behaved child in a meeting, and never ask a child to behave 
because he makes us, who superintend, feel badly. We must give the child a 
higher motive than that if we would secure good behavior. Most of the active 
members of the Society will behave because they are trying to serve Jesus, be the 
meeting dull or not. Hence it is the others to whom the meeting must be made 
attractive. To do this it is a good plan, sometimes, to divide the time into two 
parts, giving the first half to the topic upon the regular topic card, and the other 
half to some topic that is a surprise to the children, because unexpected. These 
latter, of course, must be led by the Superintendent or someone especially prepared 
for the occasion. It may take the form of an object lesson, where the blackboard 
or objects are used, or it may take the form of a Bible story, that is either written 
out upon the blackboard with blanks, that the children are to fill, or else told, with 
pauses that the children are to supply. 

Again, many vary their sessions by a sort of catechism upon the Bible, such 
as ** Who was the oldest man ? " and '' Who was the first one to break the sixth 
commandment ? " etc., etc. 

Again, give out certain verses, giving place where found, and see who can find 
them the quickest. Repeat several books of the Bible, and see if any one can tell 
what book comes next. 

Have an alphabetical meeting, where the children will try and find a verse be- 
ginning with the letter of the alphabet that you give out. Have much made of 
prayer in your meetings. Be sure that the children have every request that is 
mentioned prayed for as soon as possible. Don't prolong the meeting after the in- 
terest drags. Better close while in full blast of interest than risk a lapse 
of same. 



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Keeping Order in Children's Meetings. 



How to keep order in meetings has been an open question ever since'meetings 
have been held, of no matter what kind, and so it is surprising that it should be an 
important one in this Junior work. The officers of the church, the pastor in the 
prayer meeting, the members of the Young People's Christian Endeavor Society 
have all struggled with this question in some form. It is, after all, a question of 
**discipline,'' although some object to that word's being used in connection with 
the work of the Junior Christian Endeavor Society. Why they should object I 
cannot quite see, as it comes in every other business of life, whether it be secular 
or religious. 

How shall we keep order in the meeting? In the first pl^ce, face the fact that 
children are no more angels than men are, and as we must have law to control 
man, so we must have law to control the child. Just as law must be enforced In 
controlling man, so must it be enforced in controlling the child. Lay down your 
law, the law of God; '*All things must be done decently and in order," and then 
see that it is enforced. 

See that everything that would tempt the child 10 play is out of the way. See 
that song books and Bibles are distributed before the service begins, and if possible 
give each child a book, whether he can read or not. I have found that when a 
child cannot read, and a book is given him, he will look at it most intentlp in order 
to make believe that he can read. 

As far as possible, have seats where all the little feet will be able to touch the 
floor, and then they will not be tempted to place their feet against the back of the 
seat in front, to rest them. When you have very small children, it is best to have 
them seated on small benches instead of chairs, as they are not so much tempted 
to tip the bench back, as they are the chairs. 

Give all visitors, if adults, a back or side seat, so that the attention of the 
children will not be drawn to them. 

Have the room well ventilated beforehand, so that the children will not become 
drowsy or inattentive from foul air, or will not be disturbed by some one having to 
open or close a window. 

See that the places ase all marked for the Scripture reading, so that none will 
be tempted to reach over the seat or over three or four children to find the place for 
any others. While I would encourage a spirit of helpfulness along this line, I 
would have it all done before the meeting began as far as possible. 

Be careful about the seating of the children. Do not seat the talkative chil- 
dren together. Do not seat the gigglers near each other. Wisely distribute the 
older members of your society among the children so that they separate the noisy 
or talkative ones from each other. Be sure to caution the leader to speak so that 
all may hear. Don't sing a song that is new to all, but have enough of the chil- 
dren meet at some time, other than the meeting, to learn any new song that is 
wanted at the meeting, so that they may be able to carry it successfully through 
when in the meeting. 

The superintendent should sit in fuU view of the whole society, and when she 
sees that the children are on the verge of disorder, start a song they all know or 



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have them recite in concert a psalm that is well known, or come forward with an 
interesting story or object lesson that bears upon the topic, and will quell the spirit 
of rising disorder. 

When troubled with a persistently bad child, as some societies are, do not hes- 
itate to walk that child out, if necessary. If you think that you are not strong 
enough to do that, then see that he does not enter the next meeting until he prom- 
ises to behave himself; and if you are not sure that he means to keep the promise 
he has made, insist on seating him where he cannot possibly get into disorder if he 
tried. One has no more right to let one child disturb a meeting than a pastor would 
have the right to let some man disturb a prayer meeting or church service. 

**But suppose the child belongs to some influential member of the church; what 
then?'* The same remedy. God is no respecter of persons, and no more should 
we be. As a rule, if the child's parents belong to the church, a kindly visit paid 
the parent will often result in the better behavior of the child, and under all such 
circumstances as these the pastor should be the superintendent's advisor. 

Above all things, come to the meeting from the closet of prayer, where you 
have prayed for wisdom to act wisely and well, and where you have summoned 
God to help you in this matter of discipline. Open your meeting with prayer for 
this very thing, and get the children to help the Lord answer their prayer, for there 
is always something we can do to help bring about the answer we wish to our 
prayers of this kind. Come charged with the power gained from God in prayer, 
and full of the spirit of prayer, and filled with all sorts of interesting stories upon 
the lesson, that can be brought in whenever necessary, and this vexed question 
will soon be answered, and you will wonder that it ever was a bugbear to you at 
any time. 

The children will be quick to imbibe this spirit of prayer from your example, 
and will become wonderful helpers along this line, as along all others. Dear sup- 
erintendents, if you find that your Junior society or Sunday Sehool class is grow- 
ing worse and worse, in spite of all that you can do, go to your pastor and frankly 
tell him that you feel that you are not the right one for the place, and that you 
will act as assistant, and request that another be appointed in your place. There 
is no disgrace in such an act, honest, brave and true as it is, for all are not born 
leaders, and the faithful private is no more to be despised than the able general, 
for both are needed, and both are honored of God, and will be fully rewarded by 
him in heavan. 



How to riake Junior Meetings Interesting. 



Begin promptly. Have your program prepared before hand. When you see 
the children getting restless, tell them a short story or give them a short talk upon 
the topic yourself. Sit next to the leader, and be ready with awordof interest upon 
the topic if the meeting lags in the least. Let there be much pi'ayer beforehand 
for the meeting, and get a number of the members to help you pray silently during 
the progress of the meeting, that it may be one of interest to the members. 



THE JUNIOR WORKERS' COMPANION 15 

Vary the meetings. Let one meeting be given entirely to the boys to lead and 
take part in, and another to the girls, in the same way, and another to boti}. 

Have a meeting that is all prayer, once in a while; and again, one that is all a 
song service of favorite songs, and let each one tell why they like some songs bet- 
ter than others. Then have a song service of the good old fashioned hymns, and 
tell the origin of each one and how it came to be so well loved. 

Then have a meeting, once in a while, that shall be all chalk-talk, or object 
lesson. Have a business meeting, monthly or quarterly. Have a short meeting 
of ten minutes or so before the regular topic is taken up, telling of answered prayerj 
Be sure to have time given in each meeting for requests for prayer, and make much 
of prayer in all your meetings. 

Let each one of the different committees take charge of the meeting for their 
special work, for ten minutes before the regular topic is taken up. Vary the meet- 
ings as much as possible and the interest will not likely lag, especially when the 
superintendent is heartily and soully in earnest and shows it to the Juniors, and to 
all who attend. 

Never hold the meeting against time, or talk against time. That is, never 
drag the meeting out, in order to fill a certain amount of time. Sooner close when 
the interest is at its height. Close promptly, even if the children would like to 
prolong the meeting. 



How to Get and Keep the Boys. 



Show them that you love them. Pray for them daily. Give them a hearty 
welcome when they come and also give them something to do. Get them to pass 
the books, run errands, draw the simple chalk-talks, lead the singing in a boys 
choir, in fact, wherever they can possibly be used, put them to work. Sympathize 
with their joys, troubles and vexations, but under no circumstances allow them to 
be impudent to you, or discourHous. No boy will respect those to whom he is al- 
lowed to be as impertinent as he pleases. 

Have a simple drill service once a week or month as the case may be, and al- 
low no boy to belong who does not behave. 

Let the boys drill be somewhat more elaborate than that given the girls, and 
let them know that it is so. There is a simple manuel of arms to be obtained from 
the Temperance Loyal Legion, and also from the Boys Brigade. At the entertain- 
ments let the boys have a prominent part all the time. Get them Interested in 
good citizenship committee work, and always let them know that you depend upon 
them at all times. Turn the meetings over entirely to them at different times and 
have only the boys take part, and have private meetings for the boys alone, where 
they will learn something that will interest them. For instance have a meeting 
especially for them and have some Christian lawyer come and talk to them about 
such points of law as they can understand. Again, have some practical engineer 
come with a model and tell them all about the model engine he has. Again, have 
some man, or you yourself, take them in small squads to a mill of some kind and 



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see the works, and make it a condition that no one who does not behave at the 
meetings will be allowed to attend any of these lectures or places of interest. 

In fact, you must make them feeel that there is something in each one of them 
that is worth loving and worth cultivating, and that each one has within him^^elf 
the ability to make a grand man with God's help, and your difficulty will disap- 
pear. 



Temperance. 

What can Juniors do for Temperance? Touch not, taste not, handle not in- 
toxicating drinks. Sign the pledge and keep it in Christ's strength. Keep from 
smoking or chewing as they lead to drink. Keep away from saloon corners, and 
bad company. Pray for drunkards, distribute temperance literature, follow Jesus ; 
in temperance. 



Junior C. E. Business Meetings. 

The business meeting should be modeled after a senior meeting of the very 
best kind. There is no reason why children can not be trained in this respect as 
well as in others, if we but take the trouble. 

Have your plans all laid before hand so that you know exactly what you wish 
to bring up before the society. When first you begin these meetings, you will need 
to write out upon different slips of paper the different motions that you wish to 
bring before the society. Give these out to different members, and tell them that 
you will give them a quiet sign of some kind when they are to put these motions, 
and tell some member to second the motion when put. Have these various mo- 
tions written out for the president so that they may be put in proper shape before 
the society and passed upon. Under no circumstances, let the junior president 
take control of the meeting, except as directed by the superintendent. See that all 
committees have written reports of the work done by them, and let them be written 
in their own words as far as possible. Below is a model for a business meeting. 



The Model Junior Business Meeting. 



Promptly at the hour the president takes the chair, with the superintendent at 
his or her right side. 

Pres. (Raps three times with a gavel or pencil upon the table.) The meeting 
will please come to order. The secretary will please take her seat (the secretary 
takes the seat at the table at the left of the president.) We will be lead in oui 
opening song, by the music committee. Sing No. 145 of the Gospel Hymns^ 
(After singing.) 



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Pres. We will read in concert the chapter given us by the prayer meeting 
committee. (Read alternately.) 

Pres. We will be lead in prayer by Joe Miller. (Prayer.) We will now listen 
to the minutes of the last meetings. 

Secretary reads the minutes. 

Pres. You have all heard the minutes, and if there are no corrections, they 
will stand approved as read. — Hearing none, they stand approved. 

We will now here the report of the secretary. 

Sec. Enrolled Jan. ist, 24 Active members, and 10 Trial members, making a 
total of 34. Dropped from the roll 2. Transferred by letter to the Pilgrim Junior 
I. Present membership, 22 Active, and 10 Trial members, or a total of 32. 

Entire attendance for the month, 180, or an average attendance of 45. 

Respectfully submitted, 

LUCY MOORE, 

Secretary. 

Pres. What will you do with the secretary's report ? 

Charlie. I move it bo accepted and filed. (Joe.) I second the motion. 

Pres. The motion has been made and seconded that the report of the secretary 
be received and filed. Are you ready for the question? (May, Jerry and Sam, say,) 

"Question?/* 

Pres. All in favor of the motion, say **Aye.'' 

Society. **Aye!'' Pres. All opposed say **No.'' (Silence.) Its carried. 
(This form is gone through with after each report is read. (After all reports have 
been read, the presidents asks for reports from special committees.) 

Joe. Mr. President 1 was appointed a special committee to see if we might 
have the use of the Sunday School room for next Friday night. I am able to re- 
port that we have received permission from the session, and the society may use it 
that night. 

Pres. Any other special committee to report? 

Sec. That was the only special committee appointed. 

Pres. Is there any unfinished business on hand? 

Sec. There is no unfinished business on hand. 

Pres. Is there any new busines to be brought before us? 

May. The Lookout Committee beg leave to report the names of Tom Brown 
and Mary Anderson as active members. ^ 

Will. I move they be accepted. (Anna.) I second the motion. 

Pres. All in favor of the motion say *' Aye. *' (All say) **Ayc!'' 

Those opposed say *No.** (Silence.) Carried. 

Pres. Any other new business? 

(The social committee report arrangements for a social on the 12th, If the soci- 
ety wishes to have it that.date. The motion is made and seconded, and carried. 

The chairman of the missionary committe recommend they all visit the Old 
Ladies Home upon Christian Endeavor day with a pound donation. This motion 
is seconded and caried.) 

Pres. Any other new business? 



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Sec. We have to elect a vice-president, in place of Harry who has gone to the 
Pilgrim society. 

Lillie. I move we enter upon the election of vice-president. (Motion seconded 
and carried.) 

Superintendent. May Russel and Charlie Smith are nominated for vice-presi- 
dents for the remainder of this term. 

Pres. I appoint Anna and Will as tellers. They will please distribute the 
ballots. (If the members can write, distribute blank slips of paper for the names. 
If they cannot all write have blue cards to represent May and Red for Charlie, and 
have them vote the color of their candidate.) 

Pres. The tellers will please collect the ballots. (The tellers pass the hats 
and take up the names or the colors as the case may be. 

The secretary writes May Russel upon one line and Charlie Smith upon an- 
other line, and keeps tally as the tellers call the ballots. One teller passes the 
ballots, one by one, to the other, who calls them out to the secretary.) 

Teller. Smith. (The secretary says) "Smith one," (and puts a mark af*^er 
his name on the line.) 

Teller. May. (The secretary puts a mark after her name and says) **May 
one." (The election count proceeds, the teller calling the name, the secretary 
giving the count as follows:) **May i. May 2, May 3, May 4, May tally. May i, 
May 2, May 3, Charlie I, Charlie 2, Charlie 3, May 4, May tally. Charlie 4, 
Charlie tally. Charlie i, Charlie 2, May i," (and so on until all the ballots are 
counted, and then the secretary gives the result of the election as follows:) 

Sec. There were 32 votes cast, as follows: May Russel received 19 votes, 
and Charlie received 13 votes. 

Pres. May Russel having received the highest number of votes is our vice- 
president for the remainder of this term 

Charlie. I move that we make the election unanimous. (This motion is put 
and carried.) 

Pres. May Russel it give me pleasure to announce to you that you have been 
unanimously chosen as our vice-president for the remainder of this term. 

May. I thank you all for your kindness, and I will try to do my very best in 
the office to which I have been elected. 

Pres. Is there any other business? (Waits a moment.) 

If not, we will hear what our beloved superintendent has to say to us about 
the work of this coming month. (Call on pastor, too, if present.) 

Superintendent makes a short talk. 

Pres. If there is no other business, a motion to adjourn is in order. (This 
motion is made, seconded and carried.) 

Pres. We will be lead in the closing prayer by our superintendent. 

Pres. We will now sing No. 122, after which we will be dismissed with the 
C. E. benediction. 



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Demorest Medal Contests. 



BY MISS LULU COLLINS, LOUISIANA, MO. 



Have you had one yeX2 You know they afford an opportunity for some one to 
get a solid siver medal without cost to anyone except Mr. W. J. Demorest of N. 
Y. After six silver medals have been one, he awards a gold medal, then a great 
gold and still farther on a diamond medal. 

I heartily recommend them to our societies because, 

ist. They fortify childhood and youth against the drink habit and the fatal 
fascination of the saloon; 

2d. They awaken conscience, stir the heart, and excite the moral and spirit- 
ual nature into activity, and hence increase the religious life of the contestants, and 
of their hearers. Churches will always grow where many contests are held; 

3d. They quicken the intellect, because the grand ideas of the brightest, 
brainiest and most intellectual men and women of America are memorized by the 
contestants, and are mentally digested, and become, as it were, their own ideas, 
and thus form a stratum on which a larger development shall come to all who take 
part, and to any community — nay, to the whole world. The emulation of the con- 
testants is a powerful means of growth and development. 

Write for particulars to any W. C. T. U. 



Taking Part. 



In testimony, by asking for opinions upon certain points bearing on topic, or 
answering questions, or telling of answered prayers, or naming some Bible char- 
acter that they think the lesson topic fits, or by calling for requests for prayer, or 
by reading selections. 

In prayer, by having them repeat sentence prayers after you, or memorizing 
prayer verses, couplets or lines and repeating them with closed eyes. By having 
them lead in the Lord's Prayer. 



Members. 

Active members, only, should sign the pledge. New members should be taken 
in as trial members, and not be allowed to sign the pledge, until the superintendent 
really feels they are trying to lead Christian lives. 

Simply requesting to be allowed to sign the pledge does not constitue fitness. 
" By their fruits ye shall know them." 

No one should be taken as a trial member who has not shown their willing- 
ness to become such by attending four consecutive meetings of the Society. 

In this way they learn the nature of the Society before joining. 



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When trial members make application for active membeship, and you think 
them ready, give them the pledge to study for a week, before allowing them to 
sign, and go over it, phrase by phrase, with them. 

When they sign it, kneel with them in private prayer, asking for strength for 
them to keep it, and have them pray for individual strength, aloud. 

After this private meeting with them receive them publicly into the Society. 



Age Limit, Junior and Senior. 



Take them in as young as the parents choose allow them to attend. 

Age limit for Junior C. E. is usually 14 years, but circumstances must govern 
to a great extent. 

If they are Trial members when they leave the Junior, they go into Scnier as 
Associate members. 

If active in Junior, enter Senior as Active members. 



Roll Call— Membership. 



Have roll call every meeting, if possible, and vary. Call entire roll call at 
once, in 2's or 4*s, boys alone, or girls alone, or call as in consecration meeting. 

Four consecutive absences drops a member, either Active or Trial, unless a 
good excuse is given or there are extenuating circumstances connected with the 
case. 

Don't be hampered by *'dead wood.'* 



Committee Work. 



Junior Lookout Committee. 



This is one of the most important of the Junior Committees, as it is of the Sen- 
iors. 

Upon this committee should be placed those whom you can train to do the most 
delicate work that has to be done in all our C. E. Societies. Upon this committee 
should go those children who show some tact and wisdom in their dealings with 
the children of the Society. Children addicted to tale-bearing, or busy-bodies, or 
curiosity seekers, or scandal retailers ought to be kept off this committee as far as 
possible. 

Let it be composed of those who are so thoroughly in earnest in their work 
that they bring to it a feeling of the sacredness for their trust, and realize that 



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whatever faults and failings are found among the members are to be kept private, 
between them and their pastor and superintendent, and not for the others to know 
at all. 

Then, too, there need to be those who can find out in a quiet way about the 
applicants for the active list, so that if there are any among the applicants for this 
list who are not fit for it they will quietly inform the superintendent of the fact, so 
that it may be taken in hand for more thorough investigation by the pastor or 
superintendent. 

The committee should never be given the privilege to pass upon the application 
of a member unless that member has been recommended by the superintendent. 

Further, this committee ought never to be composed of boys or girls who take 
to task those who are not living up to their pledge, but should be children who can 
be trusted to meet in private prayer for those who are not faithful to the pledge, and 
who will only act under the advice of their superintendent in these matters. 

They should get the excuses of the absentees in a kind, gentle way, and never 
make themselve unpleasant in their work. 

Further, this committee should be above the reproach of the other members, 
and never have upon it those who do not try with all their power to be true to their 
duties at home, school or wherever they are. 



The Prayer Meeting Committee. 



This committee is to do the regular work, which is to find leaders for each 
meeting; they ought to meet with the leader and superintendent and arrange the 
program for each prayer meeting. If there is a missionary or temperance meeting, 
then they can turn that meeting over to the committee that has that special work 
in charge. 

This committee should hold a preliminary prayer meeting before each regular 
meeting of the society, of about five or ten minutes for special prayer for every 
member, the leader, and the meeting. It should also keep a record of the parts 
taken in the meeting; the secretary should record the exact number of parts taken 
in the meeting. This record is useful for reference, as to whether the society is 
going forward or backward in their meetings. Then it shows the superintendent 
the tendency of the members, as to whether they are degenerating altogether into 
verse readers or not. If the superintendent thinks such to be case, then there can 
be a meeting held that shall be all prayer, and no verses at all, and very little test- 
imony. 

Then there can be a meeting held which shall be all testimony and just a few 
prayers and no verses, a'^d so the members will be better trained to their work. 

The prayer meeting committee should have in charge the order of the 
little people who come to the meeting, and also that of the Trial members. They 
should be scattered around among the talkative ones and so be able to give these 
children a gentle reminder to keep still, when they show a disposition to disturb 



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the meeting, for as a rule, it is thoughtlessness on the part of the little talkers. 
They should meet with the Lookout committee and pray especially for those who 
are not living up to their pledge, as they feel should be done. They should hold 
special meetings of prayer with the different committees for the especial work of 
these committees. 

They should make it a point to pray for the pastor every Sunday morning be- 
fore church, that a blessing may rest upon him as he preaches, and upon those 
who hear, that all may be helped who are Christians, and those who are not may 
be brought to Christ. They should pray for the Sunday School in the same way, 
and for any other special service or services that may be held at any time in their 
church or school. It is a good plan for this committee to hold a short prayer meet- 
ing at the home of any of the members who may be unable to attend from illness, 
or any other reason, and who would like the blessings of prayer in their home. 

(Blanks for keeping the weekly records can be obtained from the U. S. C. E. at Boston, as well as 
blanks for secretary, trtasurer and prayer meeting committee, monthly or quarterly reports at 40 cts. per 
hundred.) 



Social Committee. 



This Committee should be composed of bright boys and girls, and they 
should make it their business to speak to all newcomers and welcome them heartily, 
and introduce them to the others. 

They should also introduce them to the superintendent and pastor, and try to 
make them feel at home and get them interested in the work. See that they have 
a song book and Bible in the meeting, and if they show any disposition to take 
part, go to prayer meeting committee and get a verse for them to read upon the 
topic. 

This committee should have charge of the sociables, under the guidance of the 
superintendent, arranging the program and seeing those who will take part, and 
getting all things ready for a good time in the right way. They should see that 
every member has a card pinned upon their shoulder with their name printed upon 
it, and then provide a card for any visitors, so that there shall be no awkwardness 
in calling names, and the new people can be brought into touch with the members 
as soon as possible. 

They should find out before the sociable what games are best liked by the 
members, and as far as possible try to have them. 

They should watch out that the shy children -were not neglected, and that the 
forward children did not crowd them out of a good time. This committee should 
be those boys and girls who would forget self, and help the others have a good 
time whether they did or not. 

They should be unselfish, always, in all games that are proposed, and never 
insist upon their own way, when they see there is some other way preferred. They 
should be ready to help any and every other committee, and so teach a lesson of 
constant good will to all the member3, 



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They should have charge of all refreshments, and serve elders and strangers 
first. They should call upon new comers and let them know all about the special 
services of the church and Sunday school, and invite them to attead. They should 
always be bright, cheerful and willing, and show what it is to be a cheerful, 
happy Christian. 

Try and remember that they need to pray for their part of the work as much 
as for any other part of the working of the Society. Thus trying, unselfishly and 
cheerfully to do their duty, they will become a powerful factor in helping the So- 
ciety to win souls for Jesus and aid the members in becoming better Christians. 



Junior Socials. 



Have ** old time " socials. 

Gather in a hall without a carpet, or borrow or hire an empty room. 

Have a program made up by the children and of the children. 

Have the chairman of Social Committee read the program. 1 forgot to say, 
hold a business meeting before hand and plan for it. 

Have cake and lemonade, if you can afford it (we had pure water). Let each 
one bring his or her own cup, if you can^t borrow cups for the occasion. Ask the 
children to bring the cakes. Invite the mothers. 

Appoint three to bring knives to cut cake. If you have lemonade, appoint five 
to get it ready, two to cut, three to squeeze. Appoint three to cut cake. 

Appoint one to bring a candle and some matches. 

Appoint as many ^s needful to pass cake and lemonade. 

Appoint your opening and closing hour. Meet promptly, open on time, close 
on time. If you have an empty room, appoint some to borrow boards and put 
them across chairs for seats. 

After the program, which is opened with prayer and thanks to the mothers 
who came, light your candle and inaugurate your fun by blindfolding a child and 
letting him see if he can go to the candle and blow it out, after he's been turned 
round three times. 

When they are tired of that, have the old-fashioned blind man's buff and Little 
Sallie Waters, etc. 

After a half hour's romp have them seated and sing while the cups are being 
filled preparatory to passing refreshments. 

Wait on mothers first. 

Exact good manners from children and orderly conduct while eating and drink- 



ing. 



Close with song, prayer and benediction. 

Two hourswill pass in this way ere you kn«w it's gone. 



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A Junior Menagerie Party. 



BY JULIA RAY SOMMERS. 



This is an amusement that is instructive as well as very interesting. Children 
always take pleasure in anything that is new, and if this has not been played be- 
fore it will certainly be worth a trial. 

I have always found that the children like to have the lunch or tea as soon as 
they arrive. Then they seem ready to play and enjoy themselves. Have the 
crackers, cakes, bonbons and ices all to represent different animals, if possible. 
The great advantage of this will be seen later. 

A nice way to help the children forget themselves is to have a young lady tell 
anecdotes about the way some animals obtain their food and how they build their 
homes. 

After they are through with their tea and departed to the play-room, furnish 
each child with a slip of paper with a number and name of some simple animal at 
the top, which they will try to draw on a blackboard or piece of paper to the best 
of their ability when their number is called. They must not let any one see their 
number or name of animal on the slip; this is very important and will be a good 
time for the children to exercise their ability in keeping a secret. ^^- 

The slip should be long enough to have as many numbers upon it (below the 
line that separates the number and name of animal at top) as there are persons to 
draw. When number one is called, he comes forward and draws the animal that 
is represented by that number at the top of slip. When i^is finished, the rest guess 
the name of the animal drawn and write what they think it is opposite each num- 
ber. 

Those that have named correctly the largest number of animals, which are 
represented, receive the highest award. If the number of the animal is kept a se- 
cret by all it is very exciting and creates a great deal of laughter to see the funny 
objects drawn to look like animals. 

This game can be found as interesting for seniors as well as juniors. 



Sunday School Committee. 



This committee can look up children who do not go to any other Sunday 
school, and bring them in. They can call on absent scholars and find out why 
they arc absent, if the teacher is too busy or is unable to go. They can set a good 
example to every one in the school, by doing all they are asked to do, cheerfully, 
and by always paying attention to the lesson and by taking part in the singing. 

They can go to the officers of the school and request them to tell them wherein 
they can be helpful. They can always carry a rubber and erase any pencil marks 
or writing found in the Bibles or song books. They can pick up any scraps they 



THE JUNIOR WORKERS' COMPANION 25 

sec on the floor, and try and get the boys and girls not to throw things upon the 
floor. 

They can study the lesson, and try to get the others to do the same. They 
can help the librarian by calling upon absent scholars, who have library books, and 
bring the books back to the library. They can keep the pastor informed of the 
new comers among the children, and where they live, and if they go to church or 
not, so that he will know what to do in calling upon them. 

They can carry the flowers brought by anyone to the school, to the sick schol- 
ars, or they can let the Flower Committee know where the sick ones live. They 
can save their Sunday school papers for the Missionary Committee, and collect 
other papers for that committe, and do all they can to help keep the Bibles and 
song books of the school in good condition. 

They can try to get the boys and girls to come to the Junior, and also try to 
get them organized into a special class for better Bible study, and try and get their 
pastor, or someone equally good, to lead this Class in Better Bible Study. 



Junior Temperance Committee. 



BY THOMAS WAINWRIGHT. 



Motto — "Every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things." 
I Cor. 9:25 — I want to see a temperance committee in every Junior society, and to 
that end I wish to give you a few suggestions. I feel like the good old Dutchman, 
who said: *The more that I live the longer I found it out.** I firmly believe that 
the foundation of all reforms is education, and should eminate from the church, 
and 1 know of no better field wherein to plant the principles and teachings of tem- 
perance, than in the hearts and minds of boys and girls. Oh, friends, educate, 
educate, educate them. Have this committe composed of the brightest members of 
your society. Have them plan and map out a temperance meeting for every month, 
or at least once a quarter, and once in a while have a reformed drunkard address 
(not over fifteen minutes)these meetings, but be sure that you know your man be- 
fore you invite him. 

Have them secure temperance tracts, and get permission to put them into your 
Sunday School papers before they are distributed; this can be done at least once a 
quarter. These papers as you know go into many a Godless home and every 
thing in them are at times unconsciously read, and its reading that sets people 
thinking, and when we can get men to honestly reason, their conversion is almost 
assured. Have printed some very neat temperance pledges and then purchase a 
roll of white ribbon and cut it up into pieces about an inch long and when one 
signs the pledge pin the-ribbon on him. Then keep a temperance record book for 
all the members to sign, have the pledge written on the first page of the book, 
and then have the pledge takers sign under it and advise them to keep their 
pledge card for their Bible book mark. Or print their names on a roll to be hung 



26 THE JUNIOR WORKERS' COMPANION 

up at every meeting, so that all can see the names of those that belong to the 
Temperance Army; give it a little military air and it will catch the boys. All this 
requires money, you say? Well let me tell you one way to get it. Let each one 
of the committee circulate a paper appropriately headed (but have it short); have 
it end something like this: 

**We the undersign cheerfully, give lo cents for the above object." I think by 
this plan your temperance committee will easily secure all the money necessary for 
their needs. When I wasin Rockford I found the State Street Baptist Junior 
C. E. Society using the following pledge card. If you like it and it meets your 
Pastor's approval, you can have a number of them printed at a small expense. 

^'Temperance Committee Junior Christian Endeavor Society, State Street 
Baptist Church. Our pledge: 1 promise I will never drink anything that makes 
men drunk; never use tobacco; never swear. And I will ask God to help me keep 
these promises every day.'* 



The Missionary and Calling Committee* 

BY ELLEN M. MOODY. 



The Missionary Committee being uppermost in my thoughts, I shall endeavor 
to write about the work of our own Missionary Committee, hoping that it may fur- 
nish a few ideas at least, for some other Missionary Committee in its labors. 

Our first attempt to raise money was a Missionary Mite Society, which, assisted 
by our Social Committee was held at the home of our chairman. This was, I 
think, a success. We next placed a mite box in a conspicuous place in the room 
where we held our C. E. meetings, and in which were to be dropped the odd pen- 
nies, self-denial and thank offerings, and from which we have gathered quite a 
little sum. 

Our third plan, probably the best, is that of the Sewing Bee. We meet one 
evening each week and do plain sewing, charging a nominal sum, which is depos- 
ited in our fund. Here one member reads to us some work on the subject chosen 
for our next Young People's Foreign Missionary Society meeting, which brings 
that Society and our Committee into close relations. We always have plenty of 
work, and we make from twenty-five cents to one dollar an evening at this Bee. 
Lastly, we have adopted the two-cent-a-week pledge, which had in some way < 
dropped out of our Society ; and we have been permitted to take up a collection at 
the C. E. meeting on the evening devoted to a missionary topic. 

One member of the Committee sells the rags which accumulate in the house 
and uses the money for missionary work. The Committee also have saved up 
the canceled Columbian stamps, which are bought by stamp collectors. So much 
for the money ; now for the work. 

The Committee have called on aged people and on the sick, distributing fruit 
and flowers. Have called on new members and those whom we thought could be 
induced to become members. We have aided two colored families with food and 



THE JUNIOR WORKERS' COMPANION 27 

clothing. We have solicited old clothing, shoes, etc., which we send to the Provi- 
dent Association of our city— sending since the ist of last November as many as 
sixty-three garments, about thirty-one pairs of hose, several ^pairs of shoes, hats, 
collars and ties, and a good cook stove, which was given by one member of the 
Committee alone. We have sent a barrel of clothing to a minister's family in 
Oklahoma, for which we made a quilt and a comfort. Also a barrel of clothing 
and Christmas toys to a place in southwest Missouri, where a Christmas tree was 
a novelty. We are soliciting all the good literature possible, which we aim to dis- 
tribute at least once a month in the hospitals. We prepare the topics for the meet- 
ings allowed to Missionary service. 

One thing we have not touched upon yet which we should do, and that is, to 
urge upon the members of the Society the importance of taking some good Chris- 
tian Endeavor paper. 

We expect to raise $25, which is one share in the support of a teacher in the 
A. M. A., one of our denominational board, for Home Missions. This will enable 
us to receive a letter from such teacher directly, which I trust will interest our 
members in missionary work. We also expect to raise $25 for Foreign Missions 
during this year. And we are desirous of securing a contingent fund to be used 
in our Committee work. For instance, when we have a missionary or temperance 
topic, to purchase missionary or temperance literature. 

We see a great deal of work which might be done, and we hope that the little 
that we do now may lead to those other and greater things. Our fervent prayer is 
that the Word may not be withheld from anyone ; that we may not be slothful in 
God's work, but that we may become workmen that needeth not to be ashamed. 



Christian Citizenship Committee. 



God has given us a beautiful country— a free country to live in. We ought to 
love our country and do all we can for it. 

A citizen is one who lives in a country and helps to make its laws and elect its 
oflBcers. 

A Christian citizen is one who believes that these laws and officers should be 
such as will please God, and who uses his voice, influence, and vote to make them 
such. 

Christian citizenship teaches that everything in our government should be 
done just as Jesus would do it. In the Sermon on the Mount and other parts of 
teachings, Jesus laid down principles which should govern all public as well as 
private affairs. 

Man's selfishness and greed of money have caused many evil things to be 
done by our rulers, which it is the duty of Christian people to correct, and in this 
work even the boys and girls can help — you ask how? 

I. Learn all you can about our government; who make our laws and whose 
duty it is to enforce them; about the history of our country and the wonderful 
things God has done for it in the past; 



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2. Let each keep his own life clean; no cigarettes or tobacco; no beer, wine or 
cider; no bad language; no trashy literature; no evil speaking; no evil thinking; 
but try in every way to be such a boy or such a girl as Jesus would have you to 
be. Take Him as your pattern in everything. 

3. . Do all you can to get others to make their lives clean and Christlike. 

4. Make up your mind that you will never vote to license a saloon or put a 
bad man in office, but that, as you grow older, you will do all you can to close the 
saloons and put good men in office. 

6. Have a temperance meeting once a quarter and make it a good one. Speak 
temperance pieces, sing temperance songs, and distribute temperance literature. 
Remember that it takes sixty thousand boys and girls every year to replace the ^ 
sixty thousand drunkards killed by the saloon in the United States. 

Do all the good you can. Do no evil. Love everyone. Hate sin. Be strong 
hearted and courageous soldiers of Jesus Christ, fearing only his displeasure. 



The Work of the Literature Committee. 



BY BERTHA L. JOHNSON. 



The Literature Committee is one of the optional committees. That is, an En- 
deavor Society may exist without one. But it is doubtful if even the work of the 
Lookout Committee is of more importance in the final outcome. In this age of 
books, when the status of a nation may be determined by the quantity and quality 
of the books which it reads, he who seeks to uplift humanity cannot afford to des- 
pise so powerful an agency. And the Endeavor society, having as its one high 
aim, character building, will do well to make good use of this tool. 

There is profound wisdom in that saying of Lord Bacon, *' Reading maketh a 
full man." On the other hand there is no more potent factor in producing crime 
than the vile literature of to-day which is poisoning the minds of the young. 

How great, therefore, is need of loving wisdom to direct this influence, which 
may prove such a blessing or such a curse. This loving wisdom the Literature 
Committee may supply. There are four fields in which the Committee may labor: 
the Society, the Church, the children and the public. Perhaps the first and best 
thing to be done for the Society is to establish a library. Money for this may be 
secured by giving a library social, at which a program is rendered and an admission 
fee charged. A good plan is to interest each Sunday school class in a certain book 
and ask them to place It in the library. The pastor will wisely direct the selection 
of books. 

Each officer and committee should be supplied with the helpful leaflets fur- 1 
nished by the United Society. 

The committee should remember that a society is progressive just in proportion 
to the number of C. E. papers which it takes and reads, and hence should secure 
all the the subscriptions possible- 



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A table in the vestibule of the church for the exchange of religious papers is 
an excellent idea. A directory of the church services should be placed in each 
hotel, the depot, Y. M. C. A. rooms and other public places. 

The meetings should also be duly announced in the daily papers. Many 
editors will gladly give space to a column of Christian Endeavor items occasionally. 
A bulletin board in the C. E. room is an excellent idea. 

This good motto was given at the Montreal Convention : '*Early to bed, early 
to rise, preach the old gospel and advertise/' 

If the members of the Society need an awakening in any particular, set them 
to reading along that line. The missionary and temperance problems would soon 
be solved if the facts set forth in missionary and temperance literature could be 
conveyed to the minds of the people. But it has been found that after good litera- 
ture has been placed within easy reach, there are many who have not sufficient 
interest to avail themselves of the opportunity. Therefore it becomes necessary to 
create a taste for good reading. 

Literary meetings at which books and magazine articles are discussed, will do 
much toward stimulating the interest of the Society. 

The Committee may often arouse an interest by quoting appropriate gems of 
literature in the prayer meeting. Tactful personal work will often be the best 
means of opening to young Endeavorers the world of books. 

Above all, let the Committee remember that it comes within their province to 
secure a thorough, systematic and intelligent study of the Book of books. 

Just one suggestion as to the work in the second field — the church. Let the 
Committee make a thorough, systematic canvass of the membership for the pur- 
pose of introducing into every family, if possible, its own church papers. The 
absence of these papers is the explanation of the lamentable lack of co-operation in 
the great undertakings of the church. 

The third field is the largest of all ; largest, at least, in its possibilities. Peo- 
ple are to realize more and more the importance of the work for children. 

The impressions made upon the plastic mind of the child will determine what 
his character is to be. At this period, when he is forming habits that will cling to 
him through life, it is of supreme importance that he should form the habit of 
reading and acquire a love for the truest and best in literature. 

There are many homes into which Juvenile literature never comes. It is in 
such homes that the Committee may do the most work for children. 

These children should be supplied with an attractive periodical, such as The 
St. Nicholas, Harpers' Young People and The Youth's Companion. These papers 
may be obtained second hand from their more favored brothers and sisters. The 
child which has not yet formed a taste for reading will take more kindly to these 
papers than to a book. 

Sometimes a boy may be induced to read a paper or book by sending it to him 
through the mail. Good temperance stories will create in the minds of the boys 
and girls just the sentim'ent we want in regard to this question. 

The fourth field covers all the ground not included in the other three. The 
distribution of tracts, temperance, missionary and others ; the introduction of liter- 
ature into the homes ; the supplying of good reading matter in hospitals, jails, 



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hotels, barbershops, etc.; the sending of literature to people in the far West or any 
isolated place. (There is a bureau of exchange for this purpose in connection with 
the Chicago C. E. Union.) 

In any place, in all places, let the good seed be sown, knowing that ^* He that 
goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with 
rejoicing, bearing the sheaves with him." 



Sunshine Committee. 



This committee is to scatter sunshine wherever it goes, as the name implies. 
In every possible way, this should be done. It may be done by bringing pound 
parties to charitable institutions, by singing to the "shut in'* ones, old and young, 
and by reading to them, and bringing in this way a bit of the outside cheer of the 
world into the lives of these "shut in" ones. Those in the society who can play 
the violin, guitar or mandolin, should be persuaded to go to the homes and institu- 
tions of the ones who never get the opportunity to hear this kind of music, and 
give them a treat once in a while. 

This committee should do all it can to prevent quarrels among any connected 
with the society or among their mates. 

They should do any work that may be considered unpleasant, cheerfully, in 
order to show to the members that there is work to be done for the Lord that we 
do not consider pleasant, that is needful, and therefore to be done without a mur- 
mur' 

Shine, shine, shine, brightly, cheerfully, willingly, all the time for Jesus. 



Missionary Committee. 



This committee should have charge of the missionary meetings of the society, 
and provide the program and leader for that meeting. 

They should keep informed of the missionary work of their own denomination, 
and see that the society has the benefit of their information upon the subject. 
They should see that the missionary collection is never neglected, and they should 
try and get the members to give systematically to missions, and not by fits and 
starts. 

They should correspond with the missionary the society is helping to support 
so that the interest will always be aroused upon the subject. 

They should arrange for public missionary meetings, under the direction of 
the superintendent, and get the older members of the congregation also interested 
in the work. 

They should make up boxes during the year to send to their own missionary, 
and try to have every one contribute something toward the filling, be it ever so 



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slight, and remember that pretty things are as helpful to the missionary workers 
in the far away fields, as the more useful articles. 

While having an interest in the foreign fields, they should also see that the 
home work is not neglected. There is always some home work that the church is 
doing, that the Juniors can take a hand in, and it is the duty of this committee to 
see that it is brought before their superintendent, and if approved, brought before 
the society for their help. 

This committee should keep a record of all the collections taken, and individ- 
ual amounts given toward mission work of any kind by the society or its members. 



Junior Music Committee. 



BY THOMAS WAINWRIGHT. 
It is no longer a question as to the ability of children making this committee a 
complete success, for they are hearty little singers, and enter into this service with 
such enthusiasm that it makes all who come under its influence cheerful and good 
natured. A junior choir has proved successful in some societies, but watch it 
closely, in order that a feeling of jealousy does not creep in. Select lively tunes 
and sing them with animation. It's well at times to read the verses over in con- 
cert, slowly, in order that all may get the meaning of the song, and if it's neces- 
sary, explain it. Have a ten minute song service before the meeting, call for the 
favorite songs, first from a boy, and then from a girl. Make solos, duets, quar- 
tets, out of your songs, and have the girls sing one verse, and the boys the next, 
and all sing in the chorus. Mix things up a little. You will find that much inter- 
est will be taken in motion songs and exercises. For a change when you aresing- 
ing the last song before opening the meeting, march around the room singing and 
file back into your places, and when all are ready, with bowed heads repeat the 
Lord's Prayer, then the leader will take charge of the meeting. This committee 
can visit the homes of the aged in their neighborhood, and those who cannot get 
out to church and Sunday School; at such places your sweet songs will be fully 
appreciated, but remember the shorter you make your visits the more often they 
will want you to call. Remember also to learn some of the good old hymns of our 
grandparents, viz: **Nearer, My God, to Thee," **0 Happy Day,*"'Justaslam,'' 
**All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name," **Rock of Ages," etc. And sometimes dur- 
ing a season of sentence prayers when there is a slight pause, somoene start, 
"Just as I am," and with bowed heads sing one verse softly, then continue your 
short prayers. One verse of a very familiar hymn between prayers helps to in- 
spire a meeting. Select hymns to fit the subject, or when started in the meeting 
have them suited to the prayer or testimony offered. Have you seen **Junior 
Christian Endeavor songs," published by the United Society, 646 Washington St., 
Boston? It contains lyo^new and old select hymns and tunes, besides responsive 
readings, the Junior pledge and benediction. If you are in want of a book for the 
Junior prayer meeting you cannot find a better one. Price, words and music 
(boards) by express, not prepaid, 25 cents each in quantities. By mail 30 cents 
each. 



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Information Committee. 



Let this Committee watch out for all the good things that other Societies have 
and report them to their superintendent. 

Let them announce all notices of interest to the Juniors that are given out in 
church, or Sunday school, or anywhere else. 

Let them be sure to announce the Communion Service a week before it occurs. 
They should keep informed of all the meetings of the church, so that they can in- 
form anyone who asks, all about the time, and as far as they can, the object of | 
each meeting. 

In fact, take the place in the Society that a live reporter takes upon his paper, 



Scrapbook Committee. 



This Committee can make scrapbooks, of all sizes and shapes, for the sick 
children of the school. Junior or church, or for the hospitals. Do not make the 
books too large, or the little ones cannot handle them. They can also make scrap 
pictures upon pieces of pasteboard ; these are found to be in great demand among 
some classes of insane people, in the poorhouse. They can also make scrapbooks 
of newspaper clippings and short stories, that are found very helpful in a sick- 
room to make the time pass quickly and pleasantly. Such books can be given to 
the hospitals, and can be made of old Sunday school quarterlies, or be made into 
small books, by pasting the stories and clippings upon wrapping paper and tying 
the pages together with narrow ribbon. 



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Birthday Committee. 



They can get the dates'of the birthdays of the different members and announce 
them to the Society, so they can be prayed for, by everyone, upon that day. They ; 
can also send a pretty little birthday card, under the direction of the superintend-- 
ent, to every member, as their birthday comes round. They can see that each one, 
as their birthday comes, puts a penny into the missionary box for every year of 
their age. 



Flower Committee. 



This Committee can see that there are flowers in the pulpit every church ser- 
vice, if it is only one single flower. They can see that flowers are carried to the 
sick among their own members, and also among those whom they know, or who 
are in the hospitals and asylums. They can also see that each member has a flower , 
or flowers upon their birthday. This they must do, as the superintendent directs, 1 



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Helping Hand Committee. 



This Committee can go by twos, and take care of the baby of any mother who 
would like to go to the meeting but cannot, on account of having no one to mind 
the baby. Or they can care for the baby down stairs in the Sunday school room, 
while the mother is enjoying the sermon up in the church. Or they can bring 
sewing, or mending, or darning to do, from these over-busy mothers. Or they 
can go after school is out, to some of these busy homes and run errands for awhile 
for the mothers who have none to send upon errands^ Or they can read to the 
sick, or blind, or aged. In any way they can, let them hold themselves ready to 
help. 



Special Services and Exercises. 



There have been no songs published in these exercises, as there are so many 
different books in use, that I thought best to let each Society or superintendent 
make selections from the books used in their own Society, as every song book 
will have selections that will be appropriate for the different exercises. 

These exercises are designed for Junior rallies or i)ublic meetings for individual 
societies. If there are calls enough to warrant it, any one of these exercises will 
be printed separately. 

But the various parts can b« copied and distributed among the members, so 
that the one copy for the leader will be all that will be found necessary, as a rule, 
unless the Society is very large, or the exercise is used for a Rally or public meeting. 



Reception Service. 



T. Song. 

2. Scripture reading. 

All. Unto thee, O, Lord, do I lift up my soul. 

Society. O, my God 1 trust in thee; let me not be ashamed, let not mine eni- 
mies triumph over me. 

Leader. Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed; let them be ashamed 
which transgress without cause. 

S. Show me thy ways, O, Lord; teach me thy paths. 

All. Lead me in thy truth and teach me; for thou art the God of my salva- 
tion; on thee do I wait all the day. 

L. Remember O, Lord, thy tender mercies, and thy loving kindnesses; for 
they have been ever of old. 



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S. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to 
thy mercy, remember thou me, for thy goodness sake, O, Lord. 

L. Good and upright is the Lord; therefore will he teach sinners in the way. 

President. The meek will he guide in judgment; and the meek will he teach 
his way. 

L. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, unto such as keep his 
covenant and his testimonies. 

S. For thy name's sake O, Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great. 

L. What man is he that feareth the Lord? Him shall he teach in the way 
that he shall choose. 

S. Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the 
n-et. 

All. O, keep my soul and deliver me; let me not be ashamed; for I put m 
trust in thee. 

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee. 

3. Prayer. 

4. Song. 

5. Scripture exhortation. 

(New members called to the front. Active members rise.) 

Active members. Wherefore come out from among them and be ye separate, 
saith the Lord, and I will receive you, and be a Father unto you, and ye shall be 
my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. 

President. But ye are a* chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy na- 
tion, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath 
called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 

Superintendent. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your 
good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 

Active members. This then is the message, which we have heard of him, and 
declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 

Supt. But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship 
one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his son, cleanseth us from all sin. 

Act. Mem. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our 
sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 

All. We beseech you therefore brethern, by the mercies of God, that ye pre- 
sent your bodies a living sacrifice unto God, which is your reasonable service.^ 
And be ye not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of; 
your mind that ye may prove that which is good, and acceptable, and perfect, will, 
of God. 

Supt. Let love be without dissimulation. 

Act. mem. Abhor that which is evil. 

Pres. Cleave to that which is good. 

All. Be not over come of evil, but overcome evil with good. 

Supt. Be not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. 

(All heads bowed in prayer while the new members repeat the pledge after 
the superintendent.) 



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6. Short charge to the new members and to the society by the pastor or superin- 
tendent. 

7. Welcome to the new members by the president. 

8. Song. Blest be the tie that binds. 

(During the singing let the active members come forward and shake hands 
with the new members.) 



Anniversary Service. 



1. Song. 

2. Responsive reading. 

Leader. O, give thanks unto the Lord ; call upon his name. 

Juniors. Make known his deeds among his people. 

L. Sing unto him ; sing psalms unto him. 

J. Talk ye of all his wondrous works. 

L. Glory ye in his holy name. 

J. Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord- 

L. Seek the Lord and his strength. 

J. Seek his face evermore. 

L. Remember the marvelous works that he hath done. 

J. His wonders and the judgments of his mouth. 

L. Ht is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth. 

J. Remember me, O, Lord, with the favor that thou bearest unto thy people. 

L. Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? 

J. Who can show forth his praise? 

L. Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at 

all times. 

All. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting ; and 

let all the people say. Amen. Praise ye the Lord. 

3. Prayer by the leader. 

4. Song. 

5. Short address by the Junior President upon the work of the year. 

6. At the close of the report the Society responds as follows : 

Society. Bless the Lord, O, my soul ; and all that is within me, bless his 
holy name. Bless the Lord, O, my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Who 
satisfieth thy mouth with good things, so that thy youth is renewed like the 
eagle's. 

Superintendent. The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting 
upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children. 
Pastor. To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his com- 
mandments to do them. 

All. Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion. Bless the 
Lord, O, my soul. 

7. Short Committee reports of year's work. 



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8. Society's response at the close of reports. 

Society. O, give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good ; for his merdy endui 

eth forever. 

Supt. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from th< 

hand of the enemy. 

Pastor. For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry with good 

ness. 

9. Song. 

10. Chalk talk. 

11. Song. 

12. Short testimonies on "What the year has done for me." 
12. A chain of sentence prayers. 

14. Words of encouragement by pastor or superintendent. 

15. Doxology: 

Praise God from whom all blessings flow: 
Praise him all creatures here below, 
Praise him above, ye heavenly host, 
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. 

16. Prayer. 

C. E. benediction. 



Junior C. E* Installation Services. 



Song. 

Responsive reading. 

Leader. I beseech you therefore brethern, by the mercies of God, that ye pre- 
sent your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your rea- 
sonable service. 

Response. And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the 
renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and 
perfect will of God. 

L. For I say, through the grace given unto me to every man that is among 
you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think 
soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. 

R. For as we have many members in one body, and all members have nol 
the same office. 

L. So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one 
of another. 

R. Having these gifts differing according to the grace that is given to ui 
whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith. 

L. Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering; or he that teacheth, or 
teaching. 



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R. Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation; he that giveth, let him do it with 
simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence: he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. 

L. Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to 
that which is good. 

R. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor pre- 
ferring one another. 

L. Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord. 

R. Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer. 

L. Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. 

R. Bless them which persecute you; bless and curse not. 

L. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. 

R. Be of the same mind one toward another. 

L- Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. 

R. Be not wise in your own conceits. 

L. Recompense to no man evil for evil. 

R. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 

L. Live peaceably with all men. 

R. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. 

L. Finally, my brethern, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his 
might. 

Prayer, by leader. 

Song. 

Chorus. 

(During the singing of last verse the officers will come forward to the front.) 

Installing officer. To you. Juniors, who have been chosen by this society to 
rule over them, and aid them in the work for Christ and the church, let me ask, 
are you willing to accept the trust committed to your care? 

Officers answer. We are. 

1. O. Do you accept this trust in your own strength, or are you looking to 
Jesus, to help you do your duty? 

O. answer. We are looking to Jesus, who said, *'If ye abide in me, and my 
words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you; and 
to God who says in His Word, **If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, 
that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." 

L O. Then, dear officers, trusting in God, **be ye doers of the word and not 
hearers only.'* 

It will be your sacred privilege to rule over the affairs of this society, under 
the guidance of your superintendent, never taking any step that your superintend- 
ent or pastor does not approve. 

The president will preside over all business meetings of the society and sec 
that all committees are at ,work, and be ex officio member of all committees, as the 
superintendent may direct. 

The vice-president will preside when the president is absent, and do such 
work as the superiRtendent shall direct, and divide with the president the care of 
the committees. 



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The secretary shall keep the records of the society, and of all business meet- 
ings, and send out all notices and answer all letters under the direction of the sup- 
erintendent. 

The treasurer shall enter the amount of all receipts and disbursements in the 
account book, and turn all moneys collected, over to the superintendent for safe 
keeping. 

Your offices are all sacred trusts, and may God help you to faithfully perform 
your various duties. 

What assurance do you give the society, that you will be true to the duties 
laid upon you? 

0. answer. "Trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ for strength, 1 promise Him 
that 1 will strive to do my full duty in the office whereunto 1 am called. 

(Members all rise.) 
I. O. Dear Juniors, you have heard the testimony of those whom you have 
chosen as your officers for this coming term. Have you any advice to give them? 

Members. **Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto 
men; knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance; for 
ye serve the Lord Christ.'' 

Prayer by out going president for the new officers. 

Song. 

Short charge to each of the different committees, in turn, by the installing of- 
ficer. 

(Committees stand at close of remarks.) 

L O. Members of the various committees, in whom are you trusting to do the 
work required of you? 

Committees answer. "We can do all things through Christ which strength- 
eneth us. 

1. O. What is your pledge to the officers and members of the society, that 
you will all be faithful to your trust? 

Com. answer. "Trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ for strength, we promise 
Him that we will strive to do our full duty toward every member of the society, 
striving to help each become a better Christian, and to set each a good example. 

Song. 

Charge to society by superintendent or pastor. 

Active members rise and repeat the pledge together. 

Prayer by I. O. or Pastor. 

L O. Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not 
be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 

Supt. Ye are the light of the world. Let your light so shine before men, that 
they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is Heaven. 

Members. With Christ as our helper, "we will press toward the mark for the 
prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." 

Song. 

Chorus. 

Mizpah benediction. 



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Graduation Service. 



1. Song. 

2. Psalm 84 in concert, or alternately, with leader. 

3. Prayer by the leader. 

4. Song. 

5. Responsive scripture reading. 

Leader. 1 will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in 

my mouth. 

Juniors. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord ; the humble shall hear 

thereof, and be glad. 

Seniors. O, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. 

Graduating class. I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from 

all my fears. 

Junior Supt. They looked unto Him and were lightened; and their faces 

were not ashamed. 

Seniors. The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him 

and delivereththem. 

All. O, taste and see that tne Lord is good ; blessed is the man that trusteth 

in him. 

L. O, fear the Lord, ye his saints, for there is no want to them that fear 

him. 

Pastor. Come, ye children, hearken unto me : 1 will teach you the fear of the 

Lord. 

L. Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 
Srs. Depart from evil, and do good ; seek peace and pursue it. 
Jrs. The eyes of the Lord aie upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto 
their cry. 

P. The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remem- 
brance of them from the earth. 

L. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of their 
troubles. 

Srs. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart ; and savcth such 
as be of a contrite spirit. 

All. The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants ; and none of them that 
trust in him shall be desolate. 

L. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the 
ungodly. 

All. Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our 
Lord Jesus Christ. 

Srs. By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, 
and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 

L. Stand therefore with your loins girt about with truth, and having on the 
breastplate of righteousness. 
Srs. Be ye therefore followers of God as dear children. 



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Jrs. And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and given himself for 
us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour. 
G. C. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, unto good 
works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. 
Srs. We therefore beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation where- 
with ye are called. 

Jrs. With all lowliness and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one 
another in love. 

G. C. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and broken down the 
, middle wall of partition between us. 
Srs. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citi- 
zens with the saints, and of the household of God. 

G. C. and J. And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, 
Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone. 

P. In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy tem- 
ple in the Lord. 

All. In whom we also are builded together for an habitation of God through 
the Spirit. 

L. Till we all come into the unity of faith, and of the knowledge of the Son 
of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the statue of the fullness of 
Christ. 

6. Prayer by the pastor. 

7. Song. 

8. Scripture recitation or reading for the graduating class, in concert or in rota- 
tion (the latter preferred). 

I. The Lord is my strength and my shield ; my heart trusted in him, and I 
am helped ; therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth ; and with my song will 1 
praise him. 

2. I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. 

3. I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes. 

4. Teach me thy way, O Lord ; I will walk in thy truth ; unite my heart to 
fear thy name. 

5. With my whole heart have 1 sought thee ; O, let me not wander from thy 
commandments. 

6. 1 will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. 

7. I will delight myself in thy statutes ; I will not forget thy word. 

8. Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. 

9. Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes, and I shall keep it unto the 
end. 

10. Thou art my portion, O Lord ; I have said that I would keep thy words. 

11. 1 thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 

12. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. 

13. Hold thou me up and I shall be safe; and I will have respect unto thy 
statutes continually. 

14. I am thy servant ; give me understanding, that I may know thy testi- : 
monies. 



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15. Order my steps in thy word, and let not any iniquity have dominion 
over me. 

16. Let thy hand help me, for I have chosen thy precepts. 

17. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. 

18. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name ; bring an offering and 
come before him : worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 

AllG.C. OfferuntoGodthanksgiving, and pay thy vows unto the Most High. 
The Lord loveth a cheerful giver. 

(Drop into the basket their offerrings of thanksgiving. Let each offering be 
in a sealed envelope.) 

G. C. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be accept- 
able in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. 
All but the G. C. repeat. The Lord bless thee and keep thee ; the Lord make 
his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee ; the Lord lift up his coun- 
tenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 
9. Song. 

10. Valedictory by member of the Graduating Class, 

11. Response by the Junior President. 

12. Parting words of the Junior Superintendent. 

13. Words of welcome by the Senior President. 

14. Song. 

15. Short charge by the Pastor. 

(a). To the Seniors. 

(b). To the Graduating Class. 

(c). To the Juniors. 

16. Song. 

17. Short prayers by the Pastor, Presidents and Superintendent. 

18. Song, "Blest Be the Tie.»' 

19. Mizpah benediction. 



Renewal Service. 



1. Song. 

2. Concert reading. Psalm 27. 

3. Prayer. 

4. Song. 

5. Resnonsive reading on the pledge. 
Leader. Trusting- 
Juniors. I will trust and not be afraid. 
L. In the Lord Jesus Christ, 

J. Trust ye in the Lord forever. 

L. For strength, 

J. For in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength. 



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L. I promise, 

J. As the Lord your God hath promised. 

L. Him, 

J. Jesus Christ the same yesterday, to-day and forever. 

L. That I will strive, 

J. Always abounding in the works of the Lord. 

L. To do whatever, 

J. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do It with thy might. 

L. He would like to have me do, 

. J. Ye are my friends if ye do whatsoever I command you. 

L, That 1 will pray, 

J. Watch ye and pray lest ye enter into temptation. 

L. And read the Bible every day, 

J. Seek ye out of the book— and read. 

L. And that just so far as 1 know how, 

J. Give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies. 

L. I will try to lead a Christian life, 

J. Lead me, O, Lord, in thy righteousness. 

L. I will be present, 

J. Then said the King, be thou here present. 

L. At every meeting of the society, 

J. Assemble yourselves and come ; draw near together. 

L. When I can. 

J. For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand 

L. And take some part in every meeting. 

J. Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also 
before my Father which is in Heaven. 
All. Repeat the pledge in concert. 

THE SHORTER PLEDGE. 

L. 1 promise Jesus, 

J. Vow and pay unto the Lord your God. 

L. To pray to him every day, 

J. Watch ye and pray lest ye enter into temptation. 

L. For strength to do. 

J. For in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength. 

L. Whatsoever he would like to have me do. 

J. Whatsoever he saith unto you do it. 

L. L promise Jesus. 

J. As the Lord your God hath promised. 

L. To come to every meeting when 1 can, 

J. Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together. For a day in thy 

courts is better than a thousand. 

L. And take part in the meeting. 



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J. Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also 
before my Father which is in Heaven. 
All repeat the pledge together. 

6. Song. 

Officers rise and repeat in concert the following: 

7. I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. 

I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. 

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes; 1 will hate the work of them that 

turn aside; it shall not cleave unto me. 

A froward heart shall depart from me: Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful 

of the land. 

Hold thou me up and I shall be safe. 

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. 

Accept, 1 beseech thee, the free will offerings of my mouth, O, Lord, and teach 

me thy judgments. 

8. Lookout and prayer meeting committees repeat. That good thing which was 
committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us. Take heed 
brethern lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from 
the living God. For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the begin- 
ning of our confidence stedfast unto the end. 

9. Social, Music and Flower committees repeat. 

Serve the Lord with gladness; come before his presence with singing. 

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise; be 

thankful unto him and bless his name. 

10. Missionary, Sunday school and Relief committees repeat. 

Let us not sleep as do others; but let us watch and be sober— putdng on the 
breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. 
Preaching the word of the Lord. 

11. Temperance committee repeat. 

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be 
ashamed. 

12. Sunshine committee repeat. 

Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and 
glorify your Father which is in Heaven. 

13. Other committees repeat. 

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye 
even so unto them. 

14. Song. 

15. A chain of sentence prayers. 

16. Testimony upon pledge keeping. 

17. Song. 

18. Remarks of leader upon the importance of keeping the pledge. 

19. Song. 

20. C. E. benediction. 



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Installation Service. 



(Used in connection with the regular meeting.) 

1. Song. 

2. Scripture reading. 

Leader. Blessed are the undefiled in the way. 
Society. Who walk in the law of the Lord. 
L. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies ; 
S. And that seek him with the whole heart. 
L. They also do no iniquity : 
S. They walk in his way. 

L. Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. 
S. O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes. 
L. Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy command- 
ments. 

S. I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy 
righteous judgments. 

All. Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that de- 
lighteth greatly in his commandments. 

3. Prayer. 

4. Song. (During the singing the new officers come forward.) 

5. Leader gives short charge to each officer. 

6. Society (standing repeat): May the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all 
wisdom, and whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord 
Jesus' giving thanks to God and the Father by him. 

7. Prayer, by leader. 

8. Song. (During singing, officers are seated and the committees rise and re- 
main standing in their places.) 

9. Short charge to committees by leader. 

10. Society (standing repeat) : Let us not be weary in well doing; for in due sea- 
son we shall reap if we faint not. 

11. Prayer by the new president. 

12. Song. (Followed by regular meeting.) 



Reception Service. 



(To be used in connection with the regular meeting.) 

1. Song. 

2. Scripture reading. 

Supt. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts. 

Juniors. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : 

S." They will be still praising the. 

J. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee ; 

S. In whose hearts are the ways of them. 



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J. Theygofromstrengthtostrength,everyoncof them in Zion appeareth 

s!^Xho^ld', O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine annointed. 

J * For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. 

s! I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the 

tents of wickedness. . , 

J For the Lord God is a sun and shield ; the Lord will give grace and glory 
S No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. 
All. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. 

3. Prayer by superintendent. . a \ 

4. Song. (During the singing the new members come forward.) 

5. Supt. O taste and see that the Lord is good. 
Prcs. Come thou with us and we will do the good. 

New members. God was merciful to me a sinner. ^^ . , , 

J. This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus 

came into the world to save sinners. 

N. M. His mercy is everlasting. 

J. The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting upon them that fear him. 

N M. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in time of trouble. 

J.* He shall deliver thee in six troubles; yea, in seven troubles shall no evil 

touch thee. 

N. M. My soullthirsteth for God. 
J. If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink. 
N. M. Let me never be ashamed. 
J. Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 

All. I beseech you brethern by the mercies of God, that ye present your bod- 
ies 'a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable 

service. 

6. Pledge repeated slowly by the new members after the superintendent, while 
all have their heads bowed in prayer. 

7. Short charge to new members and society by superintendent or pastor. 

8. Welcome to new members by the president. 

9. Song. (During the singing all the Active members come forward and shake 
hands with the newly received members.) 

10. Prayer by the president. 

Regular meeting is then carried on. 



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God, Home, and Native Land. 



I. DOXOLOGY. L. M. 

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, 
Praise Him, all creatures here below; 
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; 
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. 

Responsive scripture reading. 
Leader. Praise ye the Lord. 
Respons. Praise God in his sanctuary: 
L. Praise him in the firmanent of his power. 

Praise him for his mighty acts: 

Praise him according to his excellent greatness. 

Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: 

Praise him in with the psaltery and harp. 

Praise him with the timbrel and dance: 

Praise him with stringed instruments and organs. 

Praise him upon the loud cymbals: 

Praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. 
Let everything thing that hath breath praise the Lord. 



R. 
L. 
R. 
L. 
R. 
L. 
R. 
L. 
All. 
Lord. 
Prayer. 
Coronation 



Praise ye the 



2. 



5. Recitation : 



I. All hail the power of Jesus' name? 
Let angels prostrate fall; 
Bring forth the royal diadem, 
And crown Him Lord of all, 

Let every kindred, every tribe, 

On this terresti^l ball. 
To him all majesty ascribe, 

And crown him Lord of all. 

Oh, that with yonder sacred throng 

We at his feet may fall; 
We'll join the everlasting song. 

And crown him Lord of all. 

**WE PRAISE THEE." 



BY WILL CARLTON. 



We praise thee, O, Father, for all that is bright— 
The gleam of the day, and the stars of the night; 
The flowers of our youth and the fruits of our prime, 
And blessings that march down the pathway of time! 



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We praise thee, O, Father, for all that is drear— 
The sob of the tempest, the flow of the tear; 
For never in blindness, and never in vain. 
Thy mercy permitted a sorrow or pain. 

We praise thee, O, Father, for song and for feast, 
The harvest that glowed and the wealth that increased; 
For never a blessing encompassed earth's child. 
But thou in thy mercy looked downward and smiled. 

We praise thee, O, Father, of all, for the power 
Of aiding each other in life's darkest hour; 
The generous heart and the bountiful hand. 
And all the soul help that sad souls understand. 

We praise the, O, Father, for days yet to be. 
For hopes that our future will call us to thee — 
That all our eternity form through thy love. 
One grand day of praise in the mansions above 

6. Hymn by Congregation : 

**COME THOU ALMIGHTY KING." 

Come thou Almighty king. 
Help us thy name to sing. 

Help us to praise: 
Father all glorious, 
O'er all victorious, 
Come and reign over us. 
Ancient of days. 

Come, thou incarnate word. 
Gird on thy mighty sword ; 
Our prayer attend : 
• Come, and the people bless, 

And give thy word success; 
Spirit of holiness, 
On us descend. 

Come, holy comforter. 
Thy sacred witness bear. 

In this glad hour: 
Thou, who almighty art, 
Now rule in every heart. 
And ne'er from us depart, 

Spirit of power. 



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To the great One in three, 
The highest praises be, 

Hence evermore. 
His sovereign majesty, 
May we in glory see, 
And to eternity 

Love and adore. 



7. Responsive scripture reading. 

Leader. Children obey your parents in the Lord : 

Response. For this is right. 

L> Honor thy father and thy mother; 

R. Which is the first commandment with promise. 

L. That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. 

R. And ye fathers provoke not your children to wrath. 

L. But bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. 

R. Servants be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, 

with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ ; 

L. Not with eye service, as men pleasures ; 

S. But as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; 

L. With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men : 

R. Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he 

receive of the Lord, whether he be bound or free. 

L. Beloved let us love one another, for love is of God ; 

R. Beloved if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 

L. And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God loveth 

his brother also. 

R. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 

L. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: 

All. My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue ; but in deed 

and in truth. 

8. Short paper on **Home life." 

9. Song. **Home, sweet home." ^ 



Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, 
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home. 
A charm from the skys seems to hallow us there, 
Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with else where. 



An exile from home, splendor dazzles in vain. 
Oh give me my lowly thatched cottage again ; 
The birds singing gaily, that come at my call, 
Give me them with the peace of mind dearer than all. 






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How sweet 'tis to sit 'neath a fond father's smile, 
And the cares of a mother to soothe and beguile ; 
Let others delight 'mid new pleasures to roam, 
But give, oh, give me the pleasures of home. 

Chorus. Home, home, sweet, sweet home. 

There's no place like home. 

There's no place like home. 



10. Responsive scripture reading. 

Leader. O, give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good ; for his mercy endur- 
eth forever. 

Response. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed 
from the hand of the enemy. 

L. And gathered them out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from 
the north and from the south. 

R. They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to 
dwell in. 

L. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 

R. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out 
of their distresses. 

L. And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of 
habitation. 

All. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his won- 
derful works to the children of men. 

11. Song. **My Country, 'tis of Thee." 



My country, 'tis of thee, 
Sweet land of liberty, 

Of thee I sing: 
Land where my fathers died, 
Land of the Pilgrim's pride, 
From every mountain side. 

Let freedom ring. 

My native country thee. 
Land of the noble free, 

Thy name I love ; 
I love thy rocks and rills. 
Thy woods and templed hills, 
My heart with rapture thrills, 

Like that above. 



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Let music swell the breeze, 
And ring from all the trees, 

Sweet freedom's song ; 
Let mortal tongues awake, 
Let all that breathe partake, 
Let rocks their silence break, 

The sound prolong. 

Our father's God, to thee, 
Author of liberty, 

To thee we sing; 
Long may our land be bright, 
With freedom's holy light. 
Protect us by the might, 

Great God, our King. 



12. Recitation. 



COLUMBIA. 

BY TIMOTHY DWIGHT. 

Columbia, Columbia to glory arise, 

The queen of the world, and the child of the skies ! 

Thy genius commands thee ; with rapture behold, 

While ages on ages thy splendors unfold. 

Thy reign is the last and the noblest of time ; 

Most fruitful thy soil, most inviting thy clime ; 

Let the crimes of the east ne'er encrimson thy name ; 

Be freedom and science and virtue thy fame. 

To conquest and slaughter let Europe aspire ; 
Whelm nations in blood, and wrap cities in fire ; 
Thy heroes the rights of mankind shall defend, 
And triumph pursue them, and glory attend. 
A world is thy realm ; for a world be thy laws ; 
Enlarged as thine empire, and just as thy cause ; 
On freedom's broad basis that empire shall rise, 
Extend with the main and dissolve with the skies. 

Fair science her gates to thy sons shall unbar. 
And the east see thy morn hide the beams of her star ; 
New bards and new sages unrivaled shal soar 
To fame unextinguished when time is no more ; 
To thee, the last refuge of virtue designed. 
Shall fly from all nations the best of mankind; 
Here, grateful to Heaven, with transport shall bring 
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Nor less thy fair ones to glory ascend, 
And genius and beauty in harmony blend ; 
The graces of form shall awake pure desire, 
And the charms of the soul ever cherish the fire ; 
Their sweetness unmingled, their manners refined. 
And virtue's bright image enstamp'd on the mind, 
With peace and soft rapture shall teach life to glow, 
And light up a smile in the aspect of woe. 

Thy fleets to all regions thy power shall display. 

The nations admire and the ocean obey ; 

Each shore to thy glory its tribute unfold. 

And the east and the south yield their spices and gold. 

As the day-spring unbounded thy splendor shall flow, 
And earth's little kingdoms before thee shall bow, 
While the ensigns of Union, in triumph unfurl'd. 
Hush the tumult of war, and give peace to the world. 

Thus, as down a lone valley, with cedars o'erspread. 
From war's dread confusion I pensively stray'd — 
The gloom from the face of fair heaven retired. 
The winds ceased to murmur, the thunders expired. 
Perfumes as of Eden flow'd sweetly along. 
And a voice, as of angels, enchantingly sung : 
'Columbia, Columbia, to glory arise. 
The queen of the warld and the child of the skies." 

13. Song. **Red, White and Blue." 
O Columbia the gem of the ocean, 

The home of the brave and the free, 
The shrine of each patriot's devotion, 

A world offers homage to thee. 
Thy mandates make heroes assemble. 

When liberty's form stands in view. 
Thy banners make tyrany tremble, 

When borne by the red, white and blue. 

Chorus. When borne by the red, white and blue, (repeat) 
Thy banners make tyrany tremble. 

When borne by the red, white and blue. 

When war winged its wide desolation, 

And threatened the land to deform, 
The ark then of freedom's foundation, 

Columbia rode safe through the storm ; 



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A^ith her garlands of victory around her, 

When so proudly she bore her brave crew, 

With her flag proudly floating before her, 
The boast of the red, white and blue. 

Chorus. The boast of the red, white and blue, (repeat.) 
With her flag proudly floating before her, 
The boast of the red, white and blue. 

The Union, the Union forever, 

Our glorious nation^s sweet hymn, 
May the wreathes it has won never wither, 

Nor the star of its glory grow dim. 
May the service united ne'er sever, 

But they to their colors prove true, 
The army and navy forever, 

Three cheers for the red, white and blue. 

Chorus. Three cheers for the red, w^hite and blue, (repeat) 
The army and navy forever. 

Three cheers for the red, white and blue. 

14. Recitation. 

OUR COUNTRY'S FLAG. 



JLNONTMOUS. 

Ne*er waved beneath the golden sun 

A lovlier banner for the brave. 
Than that our bleeding fathers won, 

And proudly to their children gave. 
Nor earth a fairer gem can bring. 

Or freedom claim a brighter scroll, 
Than that to which our free hearts cling — 

Theflag which lights the freeman's soul! 

Its glorious stars in azure shine. 

The radiant heraldry of heaven ; 
Its stripes in beauteous order twine. 

The emblems of our union given ; 
And tyrants with a trembling gaze, 

Survey its flashing, meteor glare! 
While glory's beams around us blaze. 

And rest in fadeless splendor there ! 



S. Song. 



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Look, Freeman ! on its streaming folds, 

As gallantly they range afar, 
Where freedom's bird undaunted holds 

The branch of peace, and spear of war ! 
While high amid the rolling stars. 

With words which every heart expand. 
Within her beak serene she bears 

The badge of our united land. 

Behold thy blood-bought ensign sweep— 

Thy country's pride, the tyrants bane ; 
Unrivaled on the foaming deep, 

Unconquered on the battle plain. 
Along the exultant mountain gale 

'Tis borne, with wild majestic flpw. 
As trailing meteors skyward sail. 

And leave the dazzled world below. 

Flag of free ! still bear thy way, 

Undimmed through ages yet untold ; 
O'er earth 's proud realms thy stars display 

Like morning's radiant clouds unrolled. 
Flag of the free ! still peerless shine. 

Through ether's azure vault unfurled, 
Till every hand and h^eart combine 

To sweep oppresion from the world! 

**THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER." 



(Solo and Chorus if desired.) 
Oh, say, can you see, by the dawns early light, 

What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? 
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight. 

O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming! 
And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air. 

Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. 
Oh say, does that star spangled banner yet wave. 

O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave. 

On that shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep. 

Where the foes haughty host in dread silence reposes. 
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep. 

As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses ! 
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beem. 

In full glory reflected now shines on the stream ; 
'Tis the star spangled banner, oh ! long may it wave, 

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Oh, thus may it ever, when freemen shall stand, 

Between their loved homes and the war's desolation ! 
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land 

Praise the powV that hath made and preserved us a nation. 
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just. 

And this be our motto, *Mn God is our trust ;*' 
And the star spangled banner in triumph shall wave, 

O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave. 



How to Become a Christian. 



1. Song. 

2. Responsive reading. 
Leader. Children, obey your parents in the Lord : for this is right. 
Juniors. Honor thy father and mother ; which is the first commandment wit 
promise. 

L. That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. ^ 
J. Be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear"^ 
and trembling and singleness of heart, as unto Christ. 

L. Not with eye service, as m.en pleasers, but as the servants of Christ, doing- 
the will of God from the heart. 

J. With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men. 
L. Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he 
receive of the Lord. 

J. Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.,' 
L. Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the 
wiles of the devil. 

J. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, 
against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spirit- | 
ual wickedness in high places. 

L. Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to 
withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 
J. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having oi 
the breastplate of righteousness. 

L. And your feet shod with the proparation of the gospel of peace. 
J. Above all, taking the shield of the gospel of faith, wherewith ye shall b( 
able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 

L. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit, which i 
the word of God. 

All. Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit, and watch 
ing thereunto with all perseverance, and supplication for all saints. 
3. Prayer. 



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4, Recitation : 

A LIFE THOUGHT. 



BY PHEBE A. HOLDER. 

*' Remember, the Burden, the Duty, the Lesson of each day, * Life is 
to do the will of God.'" 

Life, wondrous, changing, fleeting ! Ah, wherefore is it ours. 
With all its solemn mysterres and varied wealth of powers ; 
These hearts that beat so wildly, that thrill with joy and pain, 
These souls with restless longings the far off to attain ! 
List to the sweet, sure answer from out our Father's Word, 
Life has this holy service—** To do the Will of God." 

For every earnest spirit, seeking the heavenly way, 

A burden, duty, lesson, come with each passing day. 

The burden, sometimes heavy, weighed down with cares and fears, 

Calls from our souls and others' oftimes wild falling tears ; 

Yet, borne with faith and patience, still struggling bravely on, 

And looking ever upward, the vict'ry shall be won. 

The golden light of morning shines o'er the wakened earth. 
And with each passing hour a duty has its birth— 
To speak sweet words of kindness, to strive by acts of love 
To make the earth home happy, a glimpse of heaven above. 
Well to improve the talents our Father hath bestowed, 
And walk in his dear footsteps whose life was doing good. 

The shades of evening gather soft as a spirit's tread. 
Amid the tender gloaming our thoughts are backward led ; 
The day has taught its lesson, the soul in silence reads 
The lines of loving kindness whither our Father leads. 
And thus the wondrous teachings of life's mysterious way 
Lead to the open vision of heaven's clear, shining day. 

Song. 

Responsive reading. 

Leader. Be a Bible Christian. 

Juniors. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doc" 

trine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. 

L. Be a praying Chistlnn. 

J. I exhort, therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, 

and giving of thanks, be made for all. 

L. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior. 

J. I will, therefore, that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without 

wrath and doubting. 



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It was more than I couid carry, 

If I carried it all alone; 
And none in my house might share it — 

Only One on the Throne. 
It came between me and my pleasure, 

Between my work and me. 
But the Lord could understand it 

And His touch could set me free. 

While yet my courage wavered 

And the sky above me blurred, 
I heard a Voice behind me, 

Saying a tender word ; 
And I turned, to see the brightness 

Of Heaven upon the road. 
And sudden I lost the pressure 

Of the weary, crushing load. 

Nothing that hour was altered ; 

I still had the weight of care, 
But I bore it now with gladness 

That comes from answered prayer. 
Not a grief the soul can fetter. 

Nor clou-d its vision, when 
The dear Lord gives the spirit 

To breathe to His will, **Amen." 

Oh, friend, if the greater burdens 

His love can make so light. 
Why should His wonderful goodness, 

Our halting credence slight? 
The little, sharp vexations. 

The briars that catch and fret- 
Shall we not take them to the Helper 

Who never failed us yet? 

Tell Him about the heartache, 

And tell Him the longings too ; 
Tell Him the baffled purpose. 

When we scarce know what to do, 
Then leaving all our weakness 

With the One divinely strong. 
Forget that we bore the burden. 

And carry away the song. 
12. Responsive reading. 

L. Be a trusting Christian. 

J. Trust ye in the Lord forever; for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting 
strength. 



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L, Be a progressive Christian 

J. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ 
Jesus. 
13. Recitation: 

** SPEAK UNTO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL THAT THEY GO FORWARD." 



BY ELIZABETH PUTNAM POPE. 

God sometimes leads us onward 

With a glorious cloud of light ; 
Sometimes summons us to victory 

Through fierce battles for the right ; 
He would not have us idly wait 

For the good things He's prepared, 
But comm'ands to go forward 

To receive His blessed reward. 

"Get ye up 1 '* These marching orders 

Ring like bugle calls to war. 
Buckle on your armor proudly, 

See the promised land afar — 
Lo! it flows with milk and honey, 

And that richness yours may be. 
Go at once, ye shall possess it, 

Dwelling there eternally. 

Are there abiding in that country 

Many giants fierce and strong? 
Only gird your loins and boldly 

Set yourself to conquer wrong. 
Do you feel yourself as nothing 

In the face of such a foe? 
Fear not ; God, your great commander, 

Will uphold where'er you go. 

Having gained an entrance safely 

And its glories realized, 
Think of those whose lips are parching 

For the fruits so richly prized. 
Bring to those who halt in Kadesh, 

Grapes of Eschol, words of cheer ; 
Finding you so brave and dauntless 

They may follow without fear. 



14. Song. 

15. Short talk by pastor or leader. _ 

16. Closing song. 

17. Closing prayer and C. E. benediction. 



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It was more than I couid carry, 

If I carried it all alone; 
And none in my house might share it — 

Only One on the Throne. 
It came between me and my pleasure, 

Between my work and me, 
But the Lord could understand it 

And His touch could set me free. 

While yet my courage wavered 

And the sky above me blurred, 
I heard a Voice behind me, 

Saying a tender word ; 
And I turned, to see the brightness 

Of Heaven upon the road. 
And sudden I lost the pressure 

Of the weary, crushing load. 

Nothing that hour was altered ; 

I still had the weight of care. 
But I bore it now with gladness 

That comes from answered prayer. 
Not a grief the soul can fetter, 

Nor clou-d its vision, when 
The dear Lord gives the spirit 

To breathe to His will, **Amen.'' 

Oh, friend, if the greater burdens 

His love can make so light. 
Why should His wonderful goodness, 

Our halting credence slight? 
The little, sharp vexations. 

The briars that catch and fret — 
Shall we not take them to the Helper 

Who never failed us yet? 

Tell Him about the heartache, 

And tell Him the longings too ; 
Tell Him the baffled purpose. 

When we scarce know what to do, 
Then leaving all our weakness 

With the One divinely strong, 
Forget that we bore the burden. 

And carry away the song. 
12. Responsive reading. 

L. Be a trusting Christian. 

J. Trust ye in the Lord forever; for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting 
strength. 



THE JUNIOR WORKERS' COMPANION 59 

L. Be a progressive Christian 

J. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ 
Jesus. 
13. Recitation: 

** SPEAK UNTO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL THAT THEY GO FORWARD." 



BY ELIZABETH PUTNAM roPE. 

God sometimes leads us onward 

With a glorious cloud of light ; 
Sometimes summons us to victory 

Through fierce battles for the right ; 
He would not have us idly wait 

For the good things He*s prepared, 
But comm'ands to go forward 

To receive His blessed reward. 

"Get ye up 1 " These marching orders 

Ring like bugle calls to war. 
Buckle on your armor proudly, 

See the promised land afar— - 
Lo! it flows with milk and honey, 

And that richness yours may be. 
Go at once, ye shall possess it. 

Dwelling there eternally. 

Are there abiding in that country 

Many giants fierce and strong.^ 
Only gird your loins and boldly 

Set yourself to conquer wrong. 
Do you feel yourself as nothing 

In the face of such a foe? 
Fear not ; God, your great commander, 

Will uphold where'er you go. 

Having gained an entrance safely 

And its glories realized. 
Think of those whose lips are parching 

For the fruits so richly prized. 
Bring to those who halt in Kadesh, 

Grapes of Eschol, words of cheer ; 
Finding you so brave and dauntless 

They may follow without fear. 



14. Song. 

15. Short talk by pastor or leader. 

16. Closing song. 

17. Closing prayer and C. E. benediction. 



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The Home Missionary Locomotive. 



ARRANGED BY MARY E. HOLMES, ROCKFORD, ILLL. 



rin Home Missionary Monthly.] 

(Across the platform suspend a large sheet on which is drawn, in side view, a 
locomotive and tender, with the fiieman and engineer. *On each part print plainly 
the names as indicated in the text, and let the children point to these as they recite ; 
after reciting, each steps back, gradually forming a semi-circle; those in costume 
form another, directly in front of the first.) 

GREETING. (By a little girl.) 

** For ail our mercies, God be praised ! 
And for this pleasant place of meeting ; 
Kind friends and dear, assembled here. 
The little children give you greeting. 
It is not much that we can do 
To spread abroad the wondrous story. 
Yet we're stewards of God's gifts, 
And gladly use them for his glory. 
We are young, yet we have learned 
That nothing from this duty frees us. 
To send the gospel far and near, 
To bring our native land to Jesus." 

*(A sheet with drawing large enough, 8 feet long to be distinctly seen in almost 
any church, can be had for $1.50 on application to Miss M. Holmes, Rockford, 111. 
Gross receipts for Missions.) 

Leader. Perhaps no single agency has done more for the civilization of of this 
great country than steam under its various applications. To-night we wish to 
equip and send out our Home Missionary Locomotive. To build and supply it re- 
quires the united efforts of men, women and children. We trust the zeal of ou^ 
young friends will quicken the enthusiasm of us who are older. Children, what 
shall be our **boiler" — that most essential and conspicuous part of our engine? 

No. I (boy). For this we gladly offer LOVE, which ** endurenth all things. 
Love never faileth. And nowabideth faith, hope, love, these three, but the great' 
est of these is love." 

No, 2 (a boy). On these big Drive Wheels we inscribe STRENGTH. " Now 
is come salvation and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of 
His Christ." 

No. 3 (a boy). For these smaller Truck Wheels we bring SERVICE. 
And may our service our devotion prove. 
Show us the way and we will follow Thee. 
In this great work appoint to us some part, 



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And each will yield an offering from the heart. 

Teach thou our hearts that we may be 

Prepared for service, Lord for thee. 
No. 4 (a girl). The best of fuel will only smoulder without the draught from 
a good Smoke Stack. To fan the fires of our engine and help over the hard places 
we need COURAGE. ** Fear thou not, for I am with thee ; be not dismayed, for 1 
am thy God ; I will strengthen thee, yea, I will help thee.'' 

No. 5 (a girl). Our Cylinder and Connecting Rod shall be PRAYER. 

" Prayer is the.soul's sincere desire, 
Unuttered or expressed ; 
The motion of a hidden fire 
That trembles in the breast." 

No. 6 (a girl). PATIENCE will make a good Sand Box. 

" Be patient, oh, be patient. 

Sow the seeds of heavenly truth 

O'er the barren fields of error. 

Then wait for the coming growth. 

The Lorth, who gives the seasons, 

Will bless with quickening grace, 

Till the whole broad world rejoices 

O'er the ransomed of our race." 
No. 7 (a girl). I bring the MERCY Bell. (She sings): 

** Ring the bells of heaven, there is joy to-day, 
For a soul returning from the wild, 
See the Father meets him out upon the way, 
Welcoming his weary, wandering child." 
(All all platform, thus far, unite in chorus.) 

** Glory, glory, how the angels sing ! 
Glory, glory, how the loud harps ring, 
'Tis the ransomed army, like a mighty sea, 
Pealing forth the anthem of the free." 

I No. 8 (a boy.) The Whistle shall be JOY to sound forth through this broad 
[id, even to the gates of heaven, the news of sinners saved. ** Likewise joy shall 
in heaven, over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just 
rsons who need no repentance." 
No. 9 (2 girls). (Two advance together). The machinery would soon be worn 
id poor without us little Oilers— **wipers" they call us— ^MEEKNESS and PURITY. 
(A says): 
[ "O, learn that it is only by the lowly 

F The paths of peace are trod. 

If thou wouldst keep thy garments white and holy 
Walk humbly with thy God." 

L 



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(B says): '* Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." 
** Since thou would'st have us free from sin 
And pure as those above, 
Make haste to bring thy nature in 
And perfect us in love. 
No. 10 (a girl). In darkness we must often go, but our Head Light illumines 
the path. (She sings): 

**Jesus bids us shine with a pure, clear light, 
Like a little candle burning in the night ; 
In this world of darkness each one must shine. 
You in your small corner, and I in mine.'* 
No. II (a girl). For the Tender we bring FRIENDSHIP. "In union there is 
strength.*' 

No. 12 (a girl;. I bring Fuel, FAITH. ** Lord, increase our faith." 
No. 12 (a boy). For Water, let us take RIGHTEOUSNESS. " Blessed are 
they that hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled." 

No. 14 (a boy). Our Locomotive is complete, but we need a worthy Engineer. 
Who is better than WISDOM? Wisdom is the principal thing ; therefore, get wis- 
dom. 

No. 15 (a boy). Let ZEAL be Fireman. "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to 
do, do it with thy might." 

Leader. What name do we give our Locomotive? 

All together. "Home Missions," and let it go and go, till the whole wide, 
world our Jesus shall know. 

Leader. But it does not move. The real engine cannot till the living fire is 
applied to the fuel— no more can our Home Mission Locomotive move without the 
presence and power of Christ. Can we have this? 

All together. His command is "Go ye therefore and teach all nations," and 
his promise is " Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world." 
All sing one verse of "Coronation." 

Leader. How shall this Locomotive cross the ravines and climb the moun- 
tains of difficulty? 

No. 16. " Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill shall be 
made low ; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain." 
Leader. What classes of people are awaiting its coming in our land? 
(Enter children dressed in costume, one after the other.) 
New Mexico : 

" I come from the land where the light and the darkness, 

The good and JJie evil are ever at strife. 

To plead for my famishing ones ere they perish, 

For you have the bread and the water of life. 

O, send to my people the gospel of Jesus, 

Let the words of the Master their fetters unbind ; 

Come over and help us, for dark superstition 

Debauches the soul and bewilders the mind." 



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Alaskan 



** Not from the distant Orient, I 
Our land lle^'neath your own fair sky, 
And Alaska, Alaska, has needs, 
And earnestly, O, Christian pleads 
For help to break the chains that bind, 
And life's immortal way to find/* 



Mormon : 



i 



Indian : 



** O, dark is the fate of the wife and the mother 
Where the lot of a woman is worse than a slave, 
Enshrouded in gloom and encircled in sorrow. 
Till love's dearest gift to a girl is the grave. 
O, send to our people the gospel of Jesus, 
Let our priests and philosophers bow at his feet. 
Let the heralds come from over the prairies 
And quickly the offer of mercy repeat.'* 

** Where the birch canoe is gliding 
Past the lilies of the lake, 
Where the wolf and bear are hiding, 
Where we hear the rattlesnake— 
In a wigwam, rude and wild. 
There dwell l,your Indian child. 
No one speaks to me of Jesus, 
No one teaches me to pray, 
No one tells me of a heaven, 
Where all tears are washed away. 
No one reads to me God's word, 
Sabbath bells 1 never heard." 



Mt. Whites : 



** 1 bring a cry from the mountains high, — 
God is a Spirit, we hear you say. 

Where shall we find him ? 
Show us the way. 



City Waif : 



** I bring a cry from the house of sin, 
That little children are dwelling in ; 
List to my voice from the home of want. 
Where the poor are cold, in their raiment scant, 
He suffers the children to come? Did you say ?- 
Where shall we find him ? Show us the way." 



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Negro : 

** The South is my native land, 
The calla lily, pure and white, 
Rejoices in the glad sunlight ; 
Thousand of happy creatures run, 
Untamed, unfettered, in the sun ; 
O, if there be a God of love 
Who looks in mercy from above. 
Whose power can change the savage heart, 
Bid hate and cruelty depart. 
Impel the strong to shield the weak, 
Each one his neighbor's weal to seek. — 
O, teach us how to find His face, 
. Pity and help our suffering race. 
O, Christian land of liberty, 
1 stretch my eager hands toward thee." 
(The children in costume now sing the " Missionary Hymn." 

*• From Utah's land of darkness 

To ice-bound Labrador ; 

From mountain, plain and river, 

From east to western shore ; 

From Sitka's northern breezes 

To climes of palm or pine, 

Rings out the cry of sadnes, 

O. send us truth divine." 

(Other children not in costume respond in song.) 

* 'White are the fields to harvest, 

The laborers are few ; 

Arise and for the Master 

The glorious work renew. 

Toil while the daylight lasteth. 

Salvation free proclaim. 

Till through our wide spread nation 

Is known Messiah's name." 

(All together sing) : 

** Let every wind bear tidings 
Of Gospel peace and love. 
While hymns of praise are swelling 
From earth to heaven above. 
Repeat the wondrous story. 
Where'er the hearers be. 
Till Jesus in his glory 
Shall reign from sea to sea." 



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An older girl recites : 

'^Christian, can you sit in silence, 
While this cry fills all the air, 
Or content yourself with giving 
Merely what you well can spare? 
Hear ye not the tramp of people 
Marching on to day of doom ? 
They are dropping, falling swiftly, 
Like the leaves, into the tomb. 
Souls for whom Christ died are dying, 
While the ceaseless tramp goes by. 
Can you shut your ears, O, Christian, 
To their ceaseless moan and cry? '* 

Short address upon loyalty to God, Home and Native Land. 
|7. Prayer. 

Hymn. 

''OUR LAND." 



c. M. meter. 



. Our land, O, Lord, with songs of praise, 

Shall in thy strength rejoice; 
And, blest with thy salvation, raise 
To heaven a cheerful voice. 

Thy sure defense, through nations round, 

Hath spread our country's name. 
And all her humble efforts crowned 

With freedom and with fame. 

In deep distress, a patriot band 

Implored thy power to save, — 
For liberty they prayed ; Thy hand 

The timely blessing gave. 

On thee, in want, in woe, or pain, 

Our hearts alone rely ; 
Our rights thy mercy will maintain. 

And all our wants supply. 

Thus, Lord, thy wonderous power declare, 

And still exalt thy fame ; 
While we glad songs of praise prepare, 

For thine almighty name. 
Mizpah benediction. 

Copies may be had upon application to Mary E. Holmes, Rockford, ill. 
lent ; postpaid, 2 cents. 



Price, 



66 THE Junior workers* companion 

A Trip to the Convention, 



BY J. A. SHANNON. 



DIRECTIONS. This entertainment can be given by either a Junior or Senior 
Society. Use all the members you have, the more the merrier. Arrange the 
chairs on the platform in groups of four to imitate the inside of a Pullman car. 
Have an aisle between the two sets of chairs the same as there would be in a car 
The conductor and brakeman ought to have train mens caps and lanterns, and th( 
conductor a ticket punch. If you object to the prayer meetings they may be: 
omitted and the time taken up in other ways. However, it would not be a C. E 
train if the prayer meetings were omitted 

Use the names of cities to suit your locality, substituting these names in the 
songs. 

(Conductor and brakeman standing alongside train.) 

Conductor: "Well if this don't beat all, here I have a message from the 
chief train despatcher, saying: 'Your crew has been selected to take out the 
Christian Endeavor special train, please report for duty at 8 p. m., Friday.' I 
know what kind of a crowd they will be, a lot of long faced, sour dispositioned, 
mean people, like they used to be at my old home.'' 

Brakeman : *' That's the hardest luck we have had for a long time. I sup- 
pose they will be the worst crowd of cranks, kicking and fmding fault at every- 
thing." 

Conductor : " Yes, I guess thats about the kind of a crowd they will be, but 
we have to take this train out, just the same, so we will have to make the best o^ 
it, and grin and bear it." ^ 

Brakeman : " Oh, yes, we must make the best of it, but for my part I would 
rather we had been ordered to take out an emigrant train." 

(Depot master at far end of hall calling out train in usual loud way.) 

**All-Aboard-Christian-Endeavor-train-for-Boston. — Train-on-the-first-track 
Ail-aboard." (Repeats call.) 

(Kansas City delegation start up through main aisle all dressed as for a trip> 
boys keep hats on, everybody with wraps on and carrying grips, lunch boxes, 
shawl straps, etc. Those who take part but do not go on with first delegation, 
should be gathered at the right of the platform and wave a good bye to those who 
are supposed to go away on first delegation, and when the conductor waves hi 
lantern ^*all aboard" all sing one verse "God be with you till we meet again.' 
Then the Lexington and St. Louis delegations return quietly to the back of the 
hall and await their call. The first delegation arrange themselves for a long trip, 
take off overcoats, wraps, hats, etc., and as soon as perfectly quiet, all sing 
"Cho, Cho, Cho, We're on the way." 

(See words and music on page 72.) 



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Herbert : ** Now friends, you all know, we want the great international con- 
vention of **'99" at Kansas City, and as our splendid convention hall will be 
ready by that time we all want to do all we can towards booming our town for 
" '99." So let us sing '^Kansas City '99" every time we can get a chance, from 
now until we get home again. Sing "Kansas City '99.'* (See words and music 
on pages 73-74-) 

Ethel : *' What route are you going over from Chicago?*' 

Chester : ** The Grand Trunk." 

Ethel : *M am so glad to know that, I was wishing that we could go that 
way, because when we went to Montreal in '93, the Grand Trunk people used our 
folks so nicely. You know they arranged to take us via Niagara Falls, and when 
we got there they held the train over six hours; so we could all go and visit those 
wonderful falls, and then when we got down as far as Kingston, they gave us our 
choice of going down the St. Lawrence River through the far famed thousand 
islands and the Lachine rapids, or allowed us to go on by rail, and all their train 
men were so polite and kind to us that 1 am glad to think we are going over that 
route again. 

Chester : ** That ought to be a very interesting and delightful trip, but I am 
going to sing some more. Let us all sing something we all know." 

Mabel ; '* 1 guess we all know **At the cross." 

Chester: ** Yes, thats a good one, Pll start that (all sing **At the cross.") 

Conductor enters while the first verse is being sung and shouts, 'Tickets 
please !" (Keep on singing while the conductor collects all the tickets.) 

(Brakeman entering as last verse is being sung, calls out name of next sta- 
tion.) 

**The next station will be Lexington, Lexington!" (Lexington delegation of 6 
come up the aisle and enter train.) Belle: *Ms there room here for 6 more En- 
deavorers\ Marion : Yes, room for 16 more in this car, room for 65 million more 
in this country, room for a whole world full of Endeavorers." 

All sing, *'Nearer my GodtoThee." 

(During the singing the news agent passes through train.) '^Cigars ! cigars !! 
cigars !!!" (Disgusted.) ,,I guess those fellows can't smoke." 

Mary: '*Why do you wear that little yellow tibbon?" 

Bell : ** Why in our society, each committee is designated by a different col- 
ored ribbon, I'm on the Sunshine committee, and our color is yellow. 

Tenie: " Why that is the committee I'm on in our society, so glad to meet 
another Sunshiner— Let us shake hands." 

Cora : *M am on the Prayer meeting committee in our society, we never do 
any work, we are never asked to— the chairman does it all." 

Katherine : *' In our society our prayer meeting committee is one of the hard- 
est working committees we have, the chairman lays out the work, and we all do 
our share." 

Cora : '* Thats a good plan, I am going to try that when I get home." 

(All sing ''Blessed assurance.") 

(Enter brakeman during singing of last verse.) **Our next station will be St. 
Louis, St. Louis!" 



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(Kansas City crowd all sing **Kansas City '99:" As the St. Louis crowd 
starts from the back end of the hall they sing **Sunshine in my soul.*' As they 
come close to the platform everybody joins in **Sunshine in my soul.") 

Conductor*: **A11 aboard!** 

(News agent passing through train with books.) "Here you are, Bob Inger- 
solPs last lecture, *How I hid in a pig pen.* '* (Repeats over and over, as he goes 
out he says,) **those fellows don't smoke and I guess none of them can read.** 

Herbert: ** If that news agent would guarantee that to be his very last lect- 
ure, 1 would buy the whole issue.** 

Quartette sing **Galilee,*' all join in chorus. 

Ethel : " I can't get this window up.** 

Herbert: ** Let me go over and assist you.*' (Pretends to put up the win- 
dow, and all the Endeavorers applaud by clapping hands and shouts of bravo, 
bravo!) 

Willie : **Well I am hungry, who*s going to eat lunch?** 

(Everybody reaches for lunch boxes.) 

Bessie: *'Don*tletus eat lunch without our president, where can he be? 
Have you seen Smith? (The question is repeated all over the can) ''Have you 
seen Smith?** 

Dora : ** I saw him, he was embracing (long pause) — an opportunity to hold 
a young lady's hand, while the train was going round a curve, he said *for fear 
she would fall off.' I guess the train has been going round curves ever since.** 

Bessie : ** Well, I will appoint a committee to go out and look for him and re- 
turn not until they have found him. Brothers Long and Short and Sister Perkins 
you go out and bring the wanderer in. 

(Committee retires and after a few moments return bringing president.) 

Sister Perkins : "Eureka, we have found him.** 

Bessie : '* Now let us all eat and be merry.** 

Everybody eats. 

Lennie : (Arising and going down the car aisle to WiMie.) * 'Supper now ready 
in the dining car. Did you know I was a capital waiter?** (Handing him a paper.) 

Willie : " Let me see what is on the bill of fare. Roast beef, au jus. I won- 
der what au jus means, all juice 1 guess. Baked beans, A La Boston *95. I don*t 
want any of those the A La always sticks in my thorax; oh here*s what I want- 
waiter you may bring me some of that whale on toast, and some of the fricaseed 
horse blanket.** 

Waiter : " And your order sir?** 

Malcolm : " Waiter, you can bring me some of the elephants ears fried brown 
with green gravy.** 

Waiter : " And your order Miss?** 

Jennie : I have been down town shopping all day, and I am so very hungry, 
I think I will take something solid and substantial, waiter, bring me a Charlotte 
Russe and some ice cream.** 

Dora : ** Lennie you better hurry back here or Sam will have all your lunch 
eat up. (Lennie runs back.) 

(Brakeman passes through car.) ] 






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Herbert: **Here brakeman come and sit down and have some of our lunch, 
heres room for you." 

Brakeman : ** Oh thank you but I have my own lunch in the baggage car/* 

Ernest: **0, come on and sit down with us and be sociable ; you must get 
tired eating your lunch alone in that old baggage car ; come and take-some of mine, 

Brakeman : " It's very kind of you to ask me, and I don't mind if I do. You 
are an awful nice lot of people, and not the least bit like what I expected you would 
be. There are not many people that ever ask a brakeman to sit with them, let 
alone divide their lunch with one." 

Ernest : *' We want you to, and glad to have you sit with us. We C. E.'s 
delight to ^Scatter sunshine everywhere we go.' Is it hard work to be a brake- 
man?" 

Brakeman : '* It is hard work on freight trains, and when the weather is bad, 
or the runs long, it is hard work on passenger trains. A fellow has to be up all 
hours, day or night, and if our train should happen to stop between stations I have 
to run back a half mile to flag, it don't matter what kind of weather, back I must 
go all the same. Then the work is very dangerous and there is no knowing what 
day a fellow may get killed. " 

Herbert: It certainly must be as hard and as dangerous as you say, but I sup- 
pose when a man is engaged in such work he is always prepared for the worst?" 

Brakeman : **0, yes. I carry an accident policy. I'm always fixed." 

Herbert: **It's a good thing to carry an accident policy, but have you *fixed' 
matters with your God ?" 

Brakeman: **0, we brakemen never think of such things; we believe in 
taking one world at a time." 

Herbert: '* Yet you are wise enough to look ahead for the accidents of this 
world. Why not not go a step farther, and arrange for the next? Don't you 
think it would be a wise thing to do?" 

Brakeman : ** I guess that's good common sense, but I must go now. Thanks 
for that lunch." 

Herbert: "Think that matter over, will you?" 

Brakeman (rising): ** Yes, I will ; its worth while." 

Genie : ** What are you going to do with that feather ?" 

Cora : "I thought I might find another and make a feather bed." 

Mabel : ** I have some copies of our new State hymns. You folks that ain't 
from Missouri can help us sing it just the same." (See page 75.) 

Willie: ** Now it's getting late, and we are all pretty tired ; let us all gather 
around the middle of the car and have a little prayer meeting before we all try and 
take a little nap. Malcolm, you please ask the conductor, brakeman and news 
agent in ; and Miss Ruby, you lead the meeting." 

Malcome (to trainmen): *' Boys, we are going to have a little meeting in our 
car before we try aj\d take a nap, and our folks sent me out to invite you in to 
meet with us." 

Conductor: *' I guess I don't care to^o in— we would only be in the way; be- 
sides, it ain't in my line." 



70 THE JUNIOR WORKERS* COMPANION 

Malcome: Oh, no you won't be in the way. Come on in with us, and we 
will do you good/' 

Brakeman : ** Say, Con, let us go in ; they are an awful nice lot of folks, and 
it won't hurt us to go in a few moments to oblige them, since they have been so 
kind to ask us." 

Conductor: *' I guess we will run in a few moments, then, to oblige you, but 
it won't do any good, though." 

Malcolm : *' Well, I will promise it won't do you any harm. 

(Pfayer meeting, subject. Psalm i, led by Miss Ruby. This must be a real 
prayer meeting. Begin by singing *' Nearer My God to Thee," recite the 23rd 
Psalm in concert, and then remarks on it by a number; close with a chain of 
prayer. After it is over all shake hands with trainmen and make preparations for 
a nap by settling down in your seats, then all sing *'As Our Eyelids Close," (see 
words and music on p. 76), and last of all, **KansasCity '99," piano or organ solo, 
during which the passengers all fall off to sleep. Player stops in the middle of 
the solo.) 

Chester (putting his head out of the window): "Hi, there! What are we 
stopping for?" 

Conductor: ** Hi, there, yourself ! The engineer says the steam chest has 
fallen into the fire box. 

Chester : ** Tell him he can have my collar box, if it will help him out." 

Conductor: **A11 right! All aboard!" (Music starts up again.) 

(In a section where there are four boys sitting, one goes to sleep with his head 
far back and his mouth wide open. The boy next him makes a long paper cone 
and quietly drops it into the open mouth. The sleeper sleeps on for a moment or 
two and then spits it out). 

As coon as the piano solo is through, one by one the sleepers awake and yawn. 
Then someone starts ** Kansas City '99." 

Malcolm : ** How did you rest during the night?" 

Willie : *' 1 seemed to rest all right early in the night, but by and by 1 dreamed 
I was crossing the Mississippi River, and as I was watching the big muddy logs 
go by, I saw one great, large one comJug down with awful speed, and I happened 
to have my mouth open, and so in it went, and when I awoke I was just spitting 
it out. Funny dream, was it not?" 

Malcolm : **Yes, that was very funny. That whale on toast you ordered last 
night could not have agreed with you." 

Willie: ** 1 am going out into the other car and have a talk with the train 
men, and perhaps they will come back with us for our early morning meeting." 

Malcolm : '* I will go with you." 

Janie : " It is about time that we had our morning meeting, and we have had 
such a pleasant and safe trip that our meeting ought to be a thanksgiving one, and 
we might tell why we are going to the convention and what good we expect to get 
out of it. I will ask Willie to lead the meeting, and perhaps he will bring the 
train men in. 

(Early morning meeting led by Willie. Train men come in, and after all the 



THE JUNIOR WORKERS' COMPANION 71 

• Endeavorers are about through taking part the conductor surprises everyone by 
speaking as follows: 

" Well, friends, I have been doing some hard thinking all night long. Your 
kind of a religion is a new one on me. The class of people that I have known as 
Christians have been such sour, sorrowful people that I never wanted to have any- 
thing to do with them, and when I got orders to take out a Christian Endeavor 
train I just thought well, I would rather take out a train of emigrants, but you 
have been so pleasant and happy and such an easy crowd to handle, that it has 
been a great pleasure to be on the same train with you. Then I have enjoyed 
your meetings so much, everybody seemed to get right down to business ; and if 
you will take a railroad man in I would like to join your your kind of a society. 

Ethel: **Oh, yes, we will be glad to welcome you to our ranks, We all 
take a pledge that we find gives us backbone aad is very helpful to us. We will 
explain it to you and have you sign it. Somebody give the conductor a badge.'* 

Conductor : '* Well, I'm with you, now and forever. I am going to sign that 
pledge and turn over a new leaf. Won't my old mother be glad when she hears it ! 

Brakeman : *' Well, if the con. is going in 1 am going in too. I want that 
something to come into my life that will make it as glad and happy as all yours 
seem to be." 

Ethel : Good. We will be glad to have you. Now if the news agent would 
only take the same step, we would have the whole crew. 

Newsagent: Yes, I am going with the crowd, and after this I will sell Bob 
Ingersoll's works no more." 

(Everbody sing '* Blest be the Tie." Then all return to their seats.) 

Bessie ; " What a pleasant trip we have had, and what a lesson we have 
learned — that our influence can be used everywhere." 

Chester: ** I am sure we will all enjoy our convention so much greater after 
such a good beginning." 

Newsagent (entering with papers): "Last edition Christian Endeavor Pa- 
per ! All about the Convention ! " 

Everybody rises and reaches out at once and says, **Give me one." 

Newsagent: **These people will read when you give them the right kind of 
Bading." 

Brakeman: "Next stop, Boston— Boston ! (All get ready, and when the 
irakeman calls •' Boston ! " again, all get off singing, " Kansas City '99!") 



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THE JUNIOR WORKERS' COMPANION 77 

Special Junior Work. 



Junior Work at Conventions. 



There should not be held a single convention — State, district, county, city or 
town — wherein the Junior work should not be well represented upon the program. 

Where the work is in its infancy, the program should be such as would tend 
to push the work more widely in the field, and gain the interest and co-operation of 
the Christian workers in that particular field. The need, the wonderful good it 
accomplishes, and how to organize, should be the main points treated, while there 
should be conferences held at times that would not interfere with the convention 
work, for the instruction of those engaged in the work. 

It is well, in new fields, to hold a public Children's Meeting, composed of the 
children of the Sunday schools where the convention is held, and in this meeting 
have the subject of Junior C. E. Societies brought before those present by some 
one of the many able speakers upon the subject, who is able to create an enthusi- 
asm for the work among the hearers that will result in the spread of the work. 

There should be plenty of Junior literature on hand to distribute among the 
audience, and the offer should be made to furnish to every Junior Society organized 
within a certain time from date of convention, Daily Readings and pledge cards 
free of charge. 

I am sure every State, alive to the importance of the work, will be willing to 
spend a little extra in order to push the work of soul saving among the boys and 
girls of their State. 

At these conventions have a report of the work done, and that which is being 
done by every Junior Society in the limits covered by the convention, and if possi- 
ble let this report be given by a Junior. 

Never, under any circumstances, let the work be brought before the conven- 
tion by any person who is not able to handle it properly. 

In your conference upon the work, take up the practical points of the work, 
and never omit the **Question Box.*' 

Always aim to gain the co-operation of the pastors at the convention and that 
of the prominent workers of the church and Sunday schools. 

Never try to push the work where you find it unwelcome. Where the work is 
well advanced, have a fair proportion of the convention time given to the Juniors, 
and let them manage it themselves. Let them conduct their own open parlia- 
ments, themselves be the authors and readers of the papers upon the various 
phases of the work, make their own reports, and take their share of the early morn- 
ing prayer meteings that are so dear to the heart of every Christian worker. 

Do not be afraid to trust them ; they will be faithful to the trust, and all you 
need to do will be to guide them in the right direction, by suggestions from time to 
time. 

Work up the Junior delegate representation at your conventions, as yoi^ would 
that of the Seniors. 



78 THE JUNIOR WORKERS' COMPANION 

Save the boys and girls of your State and country, and train them to be intel- 
ligent servants of the Lord, in all kinds of work, "for Christ and the Church." 

The Junior work may be stimulated at your conventions by offering Junior j 
Badge Banners to the Societies, as follows : 

(a) For the best general work done in the year. 

(b For the largest actual membership gained and held during the year. 

(c) For the Society sending the largest delegation to the convention in pro- 
portion to their membership. 

(d) For the Society sending a delegation covering the greatest number of miles 
in coming to the convention. 

(e) For the Soctety having the best record for missionary work done during 
the year. 

(f) For the Society organizing and reviving from the dead, the largest num- 
ber of Junior Societies. 

(g) For the Society sending the largest delegation to the International con- 
vention. 

(h) For the Society showing the largest gain in church membership in propor- 
tion to its membership during the year. 

In awarding the banner for (a) the work of all the different committees must 
be taken into consideration, together with the attendance and membership of the 
Society, and the length of time organized, and any difficulties under which the So- 
ciety may labor. 



Junior Rallies. 



These rallies should have two distinct aims. The first should be to win souls 
for Christ, and the second, to spread the work among the children as far and as rap- 
idly as possible. 

As a rule it is not wise to have the program last more than one hour and a half 
at the longest, and one hour and a quarter should be the general limit. 

Better close your rally with the audience wishing it were longer than close it 
leaving them all glad that it is over at last. 

Let your program be good and to the point. 

Any of ths services contained in this **Companion *' would do for a program, 
and the United Society of Christian Endeavor publishes several services that may 
be used for the same purpose. 

So-called, miscellaneous programs, are sometimes found to be very good and 
entertaining. 

For instance, in a district containing some eight or ten societies, the time could 
be divided among the different societies and each be represented upon the program 
in something of their own choosing, a song, poem, paper or short exercise, that 
shall not occupy more than their share of time. 

Be sure in such cases to have some time set apart for reports of the work being 
done by different societies represented upon the program. 



THE JUNIOR WORKERS' COMPANION 79 

If the rally is one of a district, city or State, an inducement for attendance may 
be offered in the shape of a banner to the society bringing the largest delegation, in 
proportion to its membership. 

Collections may, or may not be taken up at these rallies to defray the expenses 
of the samfc. 

They should always be advertised thoroughly, in advance of the day set, so 
that there shall be no misunderstanding as to the time, place and program. 

All necessary committees should be appointed in ample time to make all the 
needful preparations, and provide all necessary programs, books, badges, or any- 
thing else that may be found needful. 

These rallies should be held as often as necessary, and the number per year 
must be governed by the district you are in. 

Once a year, they ought to be held in conjunction with the Seniors, so as to 
bring about as close a feeling of sympathy as possible between the Juniors and 
Seniors. 

Once a year there should be one rally held in the country, if possible, or in 
some large park, and made a regular gala day for the Juniors. 



Junior Finances. 



These can be met by voluntary offerings, by regular subscriptions and by 
birthday offerings. 

They also can be met by having simple entertainments by the society, where 
five or ten cents admission is charged; the money is easily raised in that way. 

These entertainments should consist of simple recitations, songs, and instru- 
mental music by the members or their friends. 

Nothing elaborate or incurring expense should be undertaken. 

Money can always be raised by the members making articles of every day use, 
|such as kitchen aprons, flatiron holders, towels, patchwork and such like, and then 
|selling it to those who are willing to buy, at reasonable rates. 

As soon as possible, the children should be educated to systematic giving, of 
that which they have earned by their own work. 



Junior Local Unions. 



Wherever there are two Junior Societies in a town or city, a Junior Local 
lion should be formed, because there is always more and better work done be- 
kuse of the combined forces. 

A constitution suited to the needs of the societies composing the union should 
! adopted, and the work placed upon a permanent basis. 



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THE JUNIOR WORKERS' COMPANION 



The United Society of Christian Endeavor publishes a leaflet upon Junior Un- 
ions, containing all the needed information regarding constitutions and ways of 
working. 

These unions should meet at regular times and discuss all phases of the work, 
and devise ways and means of conquering difficulties that occur, and interchange 
ideas regarding the different ways of working. Methods tried and found success- 
ful should be given, and also methods tried and found failures should also be 
spoken of so that they may be altered or amended so they will be found useful or 
shunned as stumbling blocks by other workers. 

The dangers as well as the good points of Junior work should be discussed 
and guarded against, or added to, as the case may be. 

Ways and means of working and of spreading the work should be discussed, 
and the cooperation of pastors and Sunday school superintendents should be gained 
as well as that of the parents and guardians of the children. 

In the leaflet, published by the U. S. C. E., a list of subjects for discussion at 
these unions is given, and I think you will find that list about covers the field of 
Junior work. 

Rallies and public meetings should be planned for at these unions, and every 
effort made to spread the work, by bringing it fairly and squarely, and intelligent- 
ly, before the public, for as a rule, it will be found that the work is not indorsed, 
or entered into, because its importance and actual good accomplished has not been 
clearly brought before the people. 

Let the Junior Union hold special meetings to which the officers and commit- 
tee chairman of the Junior Societies be invited. 

Let the end and the aim of the union be to win the boys and girls more rapidly 
for Christ, and train them for his service. 



Junior Socials. 



BY MRS. J. E. JOY. 



Socials may be earned by attendance at prayer meetings. To be choice, they 
should not occur oftener than once in three months. 

They may be held in connection with the business meetings. 

Let the program be one that needs little or no rehearsals, but at the same time, 
let it be one that the children will enjoy. 

Work up the social three months in advance. Give out cards of invitation in 
advance, bearing the dates of the intervening prayer meetings, and punch or can- 
cel these dates each meeting the child is present. If the child is necessarily ab- 
sent, then a good excuse must be sent, and the date will be cancelled for that 
meeting, so there shall be no excuse for not being able to attend the social when 
it comes off, except personal neglect of the prayer meeting. 



THE JUNIOR WORKERS' COMPANION 8i 

Get as first class talent as you have at your command to entertain the chil- 
dren, and let your games at the social be as entertaining as possible. Bring in the 
latest and newest games that are easily understood, and can be played by many. 

This suggestion is especially made for those society where there is no difficulty 
in getting funds to run the society. 

There is a choice little book published by Mrs. H. E. Kramer, of Akron, Ohio, 
that is just fitted in many respects for socials of any kind, and especially of the 
kind needed in our societies in our larger cities. 

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Combination Services of Senior and Juniors. 



There should be at least two services a year, when the Senior and Junior So- 
ciety combine to hold a joint meeting. 

The Seniors must remember that the Juniors will soon havetotaketheir places 
in the older society, and that they should not have to come into it feeling as 
strangers, who must get acquainted with its members, but should come into it as 
those who rightfully belong there, and as ready workman, for the larger field of 
labor. 

In order to have them come into it with the right feeling and spirit, these joint 
meetings should be held as often as practicable. 

Sometimes it should be the Seniors meeting with the Juniors, in their room, 
and at their hour, and at other times, it should be the Juniors meeting with the 
Seniors in their room at their hour. 

At such times, divide the time equally between the two societies, one half of 
the meeting presided over by a Junior, and the Seniors taking part, and the other 
half presided over by a Senior, and the Juniors taking part. 

Christian Endeavor day should always be a joint meeting of the two societies. 
Easter, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, are also good times for joint services. 

Then there should be at least one social and one picnic held during the year, 
jointly by the societies. 

In this way the bond of love and sympathy becomes as strong as that which 
exists between the younger and older members of the same family, and they each 
endeavor to make the other happy, and each try to be helpful to the other, and 
each are thereby drawn closer to each other, and nearer to the great loving Brother 
of us all, even the Lord Jesus Christ. 



Object Lessons for the Juniors- 



**WEARE LABORERS TOGETHER WITH GOD.*' 

!• Working alone is not effective, and working without God's help is useless. 

Illustrate by a broom. One straw alone is worthless to sweep with, and all 
the straws together do little effective work unless united to or bound round the 
handle. Bound to God as our mainstay and helper, and all closely bound together 
with the cord of love, as the staws are bound around the broom with the wire, we 
can do much good in sweeping away many evils among us, and in our various 
cornors. 



**YOUR LIFE IS HID WITH CHRIST IN GOD.'' 

2. Cut a small heart out of black paper. Cover it with a red paper heart, to 
show how Christ covers our sin with his blood. Then hold it close in your own ;| 
arm, to show how God holds us after our sins are washed away in Christ's blood. 



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**ONEWITH GOD.*' 

3. (John 17:21.) Cut out a small heart. Cut a red cross big enough to cover 
the heart. Cut out a bird of white paper, and lay it on the other side of the heart. 
Cut*outahand big enough to lay the cross, heart and bird upon, and bind the 
three together with a yellow cord, representing the ** Cord of Love.'* There you 
have the soul, one with the Father (represented by the hand), the Holy Spirit (rep- 
resented by the bird or dove), and Christ the Son (represented by the cross), and 
all bound by the love of God (as represented by the cord). (John 3:16.) 



**AND I, IF I BE LIFTED UP, WILL DRAW ALL MEN UNTO ME.*' 

4, Illustrate by holding a powerful magnet over a lot of iron filings, or very 
small wire nails. 



"FOR THE LORD SEETH NOT AS MAN SEETH ; FOR MAN LOOKETH ON THE 
OUTWARD APPEARANCE, BUT THE LORD LOOKEtH UPON THE HEART.*' 

5. Have a doll beautifully dressed, covering a black-hearted body. And have 
another doll with a pure white heart in clean body all dressed in patched clothes. 
Hold up the two and ask the children which they want. Of course they want the 
beautifully dressed one. Then undress them and show the one heart, clean and 
nice, and the other heart, black, sticky and dirty. A lesson like this shows that 
God looks deeper than the outside, into our very inmost heart. 



•*GOD IS NO RESPECTOR OF PERSONS." 

6. Bring apples or pieces of candy or beautiful pictures, and say the one 
who is exactly four feet, one and a half inches, may have the apple, or whatever it 
is. Then hold strictly to the rule and begin to measure, and many of the children 
will be shut out, even though the lack is very slight, they will not be found the 
exact height. So goodness, personal looks, morality, no matter how fine it may 
be, will not take a person into heaven. 

Each one must be the exact measure to enter, and that measure is only found 
in Christ; and so the one who enters heaven is the one found hid in Christ. You 
may be better than someone else, certainly better than the drunkard, but maybe 
the drunkard will get there, and you be left out, because he will go to Christ for 
f orglvewess and you will trust in your own goodness, and be lost. 



'*LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE." 

7. Take a coal oil lamp and try to make it burn well without oil, and youMI 
not succeed. (Matt. 25:4.) It won't burn well if not trimmed straight, and is 
like the Christian who is not living straight before God and man. Turned too 
high, till it smokes, it is like the one who trusts in personal ability to do the right 
thing, and so fails to shine at all. But trimmed just right, and turned up just 
right, it gives a steady light, just like the one who with Christ's help, overcomes 



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faults and failings, and tries to act always as he directs. Put a piece of black 
paper upon one side of the chimney, and the light is no good for that side. Just 
so is the shining for Christ useless unless we show our colors all around. (Mat- 
thew 5: I5-) 



•* TOUCH NOT, TASTE NOT, HANDLE NOT." 

8. Drop a beautiful white rose into strong alcohol, and if the alcohol is pure 
it will turn the rose black, if left there long enough. Drop a chew of tobacco in 
a glass of pure water and it turns it a nasty, blackish color. Just so the two spoil 
the beauty and cleanliness of the body. Through some of the W. C. T. U. organ- 
izations get the loan of their charts showing the effects of the two upon the stomach. 



THE COLORS OF HEAVEN HIDE THE TRUSTING SOUL. 

9. These colors are represented by the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Take a 
boy dressed in a dark suit.. Call that dark suit sin. Then call a child dressed in 
red, who is taller, to come and stand in front of him and hide him as Christ hides 
the sinner. Then call up a child as tall as the one in red, but dressed in white, to 
stand at the left of the boy to represent the closeness of the Spirit to every saved 
soul. Then call a child dressed in blue, as tall as the other two, to stand on the 
right of the boy ; the blue representing the loyalty of the Father to the Son and 
Spirit ; you h^ve the soul hid in the three ; the Red, White amd Blue of heaven, 
and so hid, is safe forevermore. Just as no nation would dare order a man shot 
who was under the protection of our flag, neither will a soul be condemmed under 
the protection of the colors of heaven. 



TO SHOW HOW SIN BLACKENS THE HEART. 

10. Drop ink into pure water. To show how Christ drives sin out of the 
heart, take the glass of blackened water and pour into it milk or something equally 
white, until all the water is forced out and nothing but the milk remains. 



''LET HIM THAT THINKETH HE STANDETH, TAKE HEED LEST HE FALL. 

11. Stand an unpainted lead pencil alone, and see how easy it tips. Tie to it 
a red, a blue, a white painted pencil, with a yellow bord, to represent the Father* 
Son and Holy Spirit standing with it, bound by the cord of love, and it will stand 
easily. So the Christian who thinks he can stand alone, is like the easily tipped 
pencil. 

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''BEHOLD I STAND AT THE DOOR AND KNOCK.'* 

12. (Rev. 3:20.) The king wants to live in your house, and you would like, 
to have him do so, but are either too lazy to clean it up (for it is filthy,) or you an 
unwilling some one should clean it up who can, when you tried and failed. So yoi 
get stubborn and lock the door, for years and years. By and by, you get tired 01 
the dirt yourself, and are willing to have some one clean it who is able to do it, but 






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the door has been lockd so long that it is overgrown with weeds and moss, and 
the lock has grown rusty, so there is nothing left to do but to let some one who 
can batter the door down, come in, and clean up. 

So we sometimes act toward Christ. Illustrate with a toy house, or make one 
of pasteboard; fill it with all sorts of rubbish, calling this rubbish by the names of 
the different sins that are allowed to grow in the heart that shuts out Christ. 
When the house is filled shut in the sinner in all the filth. Just so do the souls, 
who refuse Christ admission to their hearts. God, the King Eternal would reign 
in our hearts, and Christ would make the heart fit for him if we would let him, 
and he stands at our heart's door and asks admission for that purpose. At first 
we shut him out. Afterward we have to stand the breaking down of the door, 
through trouble, or trial, before he can enter, to fit the hear^ for God to dwell in. 



13. Self righteousness can be illustrated by a bad eggj that looks all white 
and clean on the outside, but the least knock breaks it all to pieces and shows the 
rottenness within. 



TO ILLUSTRATE GOOD WORKS THAT STAND FIRE. 

14. (I Cor. 3:12 and 15.) Build a beautiful little house of paper or ca^^d 
board. Then build another that does not look so well, out of modeling clay. 
Stand the two, side by side, upon the same rock for a foundation, in a large tin 
pan or upon a large piece of zink, so that there is no danger of setting fire to any- 
thing near. Then, put a few bits of paper round each one, and set fire to the 
paper. The beautiful house will all be burnt up, while the less lovely one will 
stand the fire without being hurt by it. The two houses might be put upon a large 
shovel and held in the stove over the hot coals, and the result can be seen just as 
well. Good works or acts must be done from right motives if they are to last. 



''FOR ALL HAVE SINNED AND COME SHORT." 

15. (Rom. 3:23.) Get a pair of balancing scales, or make a simple pair. Put 
in the one side a perfect cube painted white, to represent God's requirements. In 
the other side, put a heart stained with black spots, sin. The heart goes way up, 
and shows that we have nothing within ourselves to balance these requirements of 
God. Then place a red cross just the required weight to balance the cube, over 
the heart, and immediately the scale balances. Quite a number of hearts can be 
placed in the scales, and they all put together will not balance, but the cross will 
make the balance perfect. So Christ's death on the cross meets God's require- 
ments for us. 



''FOUNDED ON A ROCK." 

16. (Matt. 7:24-27.) Build two block houses just exactly alike. Build one 
on a rock and the other on sand, side by side; place them on a small box or stand, 



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that is set in a tub. Then let some one take a pitcher of water and pour it on the 
he sand, and against the rock. The sand will wash away and that house will 
fall, while the rock will stand, and the house upon it, will stand safely. 



17. 



BOASTERS VERSUS QUIET WORKERS. 
(2 Tim. 3:2.) Illustrate by having a horn that makes a horrid, unpleas- 



ant noise, and a tiny music box, that is a pleasure to listen to. The horn may 
drown the music to those around, but not to God's listening ear. Just so the 
boaster may keep the people from recognizing the quiet worker for a while, but by 
and by, one gets tired of the horn and throws it aside and so hears the sweeter j 
music, so people will get tired of the boaster, and shut him up, and then they] 
will find out the quiet workers. 



'*THOU SHALT EAT AND NOT BE SATISFIED." 

18. (Micah. 6:14.) To prove that can be so, take a glass and fill it with bits 
of meat and bread, until the children say it is full. Then if that is the case we 
ought to be satisfied with simply food. 

But take a pitcher of water and pour it upon the meat and bread, and we find 
that the glass will hold quite a supply of water. So we need drink, as well, to sat- 
isfy us, and fill us, thus it is with the soul out of Christ. It tries to fill itself with 
worldly pleasures, but after all, lacks the only thing that will fill, and that is the 
water of life. The water will fill the glass without the bread and meat, but the 
bread and meat cannot fill the glass without the water. 



EACH ONE MUST COME TO CHRIST FOR HIMSELF, FOR CLEANSING. 

19. Illustrate, by having a can of soft tar on one table and a pan of terpentine 
on another table, at the other end of the room. Let several children put their 
hand in the tar, to show how sin will blacken us if we allow it to touch us. Then 
let them try to wash off the tar. They find they cannot do it. But, let them 
come to you, and you having the right remedy, terpentine, will wash it off without 
much trouble. So when sin blackens us, we cannot cleanse ourselves, because we 
cannot apply the right remedy, but must go to Jesus who can. 



HARDENED HEARTS. 

20. (Heb. 3:13.) Study the Bible to know God's will. (Matt. 12:20.) We 
do not wish to have God break us to his will, therefore, it is better to say, "Thy \ 
will be done," and bend to it. Illustrate by taking a wooden rod, try to bend it 
when hard and dry, and it will break. But put it into hot water and let it soak, 
and then you can bend it without breaking it. So let the soul study God's will 
and bow to it, so God will not have to break our will to his. 



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^MESUS BORE'OUR SINS IN HIS OWN BODY ON THE TREE." 

21. (Isa. 53:4.) Let the sinner be represented by a small block. Cover that 
block with a large black one, that represents our sins, bearing us down, and hiding 
us from seeing God. Have a large wooden cross standing near, to represent Jesus, 
or Use a Bible to do it. Take the heavy black load of sin that is on us, and lay it 
upon Jesus, as represented by the cross or Bible, to show how God transfers the 
load of our sins to Jesus, and we go free, he bearing the sin for us. 



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**YE CANNOT SERVE GOD AND MAMMON." 

22. Let a pure glass bottle stand for the child who means to serve God and 
the world, at the same time. Fill it partly with white sand, to show the good 
things the child does for a while. Then he grows tired and sins for a while. Pour 
in some black sand. Gets tired of sinning, and serves God for a while. Pour in 
some white sand; and so proceed until the bottle is nearly filled. Then shake it 
up, and the result, all is blackened. 




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Junior C. E. Drill. 



1. In Line— Form !, 

(Straight line, heels together, toes turned out, tallest first. 
Number down line, beginning with tallest.) 

2. (a.) Right-face! (b.) Left-face! 
(According to the direction you wish to march in. 
Right face, turn one-quuarter round to the right. Left face, turn one-quarter 

round to the left.) 

3. By Twos — Form I 

(AH odd numbers stand still, and all even numbers step to the left of the odd 
number, that stands in front of them. 

4. Single Line— Form I 

(The even numbers step back to their place, odd numbers stand still.) 
Practide these orders, i, 2, 3, 4, until they are familiar with them and can do 
them while marching. 

5. By Fours — Form! 

(Number the twos, beginning with the first two. Then let the odd numbers 
stand still, while the even numbers step to the left of the odd numbers, so 
forming a line of four. To form by twos again, the order No. 3 is given, and the 
twos that stepped forward to form the fours, step back to their place.; 

For marching, form by twos or fours, as you choose and give the order. 

6. Mark Time— Mark ! 

(They mark step, left, right, left, right, without moving from where they are 
standing.) 

7. Forward — March ! 

(All march, stepping out with left foot first. Be careful to keep Die spacing 
between the lines the same.) 

8. (a.) Left— Wheel! (b.) Right— Wheel ! 

(When the column is to turn to right or left, the order No. 8 is given. If to 
theright, the order ''Right— Wheel!" If to the left, the order *' Left— Wheel!" 
is given.) 

Practice No. 2, 3, 4, 5 while marching., till children are familiar with them. 

9. Column — Halt! (This command brings everyone to full stop wherever 
they may be.) 

For drill with Bibles : 

Form in line by giving order No. i, or if you have halted, after marching. No. 4. 
The Bibles should be of same size if possible, and carried in the right hand 
down at the side. 

10. Present — Bibles ! 

(The Bibles should be raised and transferred to the left hand quickly, and held 
ready to use.) 

11. Chapter — Find! 

(The chapter and verses should be given out first, followed by the order.) 



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12. Attention— Read ! 

(All start reading, distinctly, slowly, reverently.) 
After reading, the following commands are given. 

13. Close— Bibles! 
(Bible held in both hands.) 

14. Carry— Bibles ! 

(Bible held in right hand at side. Left hand at side. 

Position for prayer while standing : Heads bowed, hands clasped over Bible, 
in front of them, eyes closed. 

1 5. For prayer : Heads— Bowed ! 

(Give the orders, to read and pray, quietly and reverently. At the close of 
prayer heads remain bowed until order No. 16 is given. 

16. Position— Stand ! 

(Then heads are raised and hands drop to sides, Bibl« in right hand.) 

When marching into a building, where the boys must take off hats, call a halt 

in the hall or vestibule ; or if in summer, just before entering the building, and 

give following orders, if carrying Bibles : 
- 17. Transfer— Bibles ! 
(Pass Bible to left hand, both hands at side. 

18. Take— Caps ! 

(Take hold of cap front with right hand.) 

19. Carry — Caps! 

(Rest caps, top outward, slightly against left breast, and hold it till further 
orders.) 

To put on caps, give orders Nos. 19 and 20. 

20. Place— Caps ! 

(Place caps on head, and if they have Bibles give, order No. 14. 

To be seated during drill, or in church or hall, the following orders : 

21. Attention — Be — Seated! 

(All sit down, folding arms, holding Bible and cap.) 

22. Attention— Rest ! 

(All settle Into any position that is comfortable, placing caps on the floor un- 
der the seat, if possible.) 

To rise in church or hall, for any special part in service : 

23. Attention — Stand ! 

(All rise to feet, standing in position, as given in No. i.) 
To get ready to pass out of hall or church, give orders as follows : Nos. 19, 

I 23, 6 and 7. 

When out in hall or on street, give orders as follows: Nos: 20 and 17. 
These orders for caps do not apply to the girls unless you wish. The whole 
|drill is very simple, so that the youngest child may understand. 

To one who has large children, the drills maybe made as elaborate as you 
jiay choose f6r entertainments or field days. 

Commands as given above. Execute all orders the moment the LAST word 
I the command is pronounced. 



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T. 


In Line— Form ! 


2. 


(a) Right— Face! 




(b) Left— Face! 


3. 


By Twos— Form ! 


4. 


Single Line—Form! 


5. 


By Fours— Form ! 


6. 


Mark Time— Mark! 


7. 


Forward— March ! 


8. 


(a) Left-Wheel! 




(b) Right-Wheel! 


9. 


Column— Halt! 


10. 


Present— Bibles! 


II. 


Chapter— Find ! 


12. 


Attention — Read ! 


13. 


Close— Bibles ! 


14. 


Carry— Bibles ! 


15. 


For Prayer, Heads— Bowed! 


16. 


Position— Stand ! 


17. 


Transfer— Bibles ! 


18. 


Take— Caps ! 


19. 


Carry— Caps! 


20. 


Place— Caps ! 


21. 


Attention— Be—Seated ! 


22. 


Attention— Rest I 


23. 


Attention— Stand ! 



Can be used for a Primary class also. 



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Chalk Talk Hints- 



Never make elaborate or finished pictures, even if you are an artist ; for then 
the truth you wish to teach is forgotten or lost sight of in the admiration of the 
picture. 

If not a ready drawer, outline your figure very faintly beforehand, so the chil- 
dren can see it grow as you line it in heavily. Another way is to draw it completely 
beforehand, and cover each part with a piece of paper (pinned on), and take them 
off, one by one, as you talk. 

Never attempt to draw a picture of Christ. Let a red cross represent Him ; 
a dove, the Holy Spirit, a hand for God the Father. Otherwise color to suit 
yourself. 



The Bible. 



There is no book 
in the world that we 
ought to make the 
careful preparations 
to read as the Bible. 
Its foundation was 
laid in all grandeur 
and with supreme 
carefulness upon 
Mount Sinai. 

So im-portant 
were its command- 







and be a 

a 



mentsin God*s sight, 
that he surrounded 
their giving with the 
mystery and solemn- 
ity and power that 
always enfolds the 
A Im ighty in His 
dealings with man. 
Then because of 
the importance of His 
commands, h e ex- 
plains in detail, giv- 



ing line upon line, precept upon precept, not leaving out the smallest thing we 
ought to know, and then he tells us over and over again of the necessity there is 
. for all mankind to observe and do all the things laid down in his law. Upon the 
proper understanding and appreciation and following of its teachings, depends our 
entrance into Heaven, for only in the Bible do we find how we may be cleansed 
and purified from all sin, and made fit for the home Christ has gone to prepare on 
high for all who love him and keep his commandments. 

So when we read a book of so much importance as the Bible, we must come to 
\ it reverently, not carelessly, giving it plenty of time, not rushing it through, think- 
f ing of the words we read, not simply saying them with our lips, praying for God*s 
plessint^s up.on the reading, that we may remember what we read, and not only 
|that, but that we may practice what we learn in the Bible in our daily life, wher- 
irer we may be, If we read the Bible in this way, we will learn how God wishes 



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us to think, and how he wishes us to act toward ourselves, and to our homefolks, 
and to evtryone with whom we come in contact. It will teach us how to be hap- 
pier, how to be more helpful, how to love each other and God better day by day. 

It will teach us how to overcome bad habits, how to become better workers for 
Jesus, and above all how to win souls for Christ, to his honor and glory and to 
the brightening of our crov/ns on high. 

So let us treat the Bible with respect, never use it to prop up anything, never 
use it to stand upon, never carelessly mark upon it, never draw pictures or write 
notes in it, never tear out its pages, never abuse it in anyway, for it is God's most 
precious legacy to us, that will help us to obtain and enjoy all the richness of 
Heaven. 



Climbing Heavenward, 



As soon as we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior, and become His followers, 
we begin to get ready for heaven, and every day of our life ought to find us more 
and better fitted for our heavenly home. 

The path that leads to heaven is a narrow one, and every inch Satan contests 
in every possible way. If he can get us out of this path by any way whatever, he 
will gladly do so, and if he does not succeed it will not be for lack of watchfulness 
on his part, but because we followed Christ and was constantly helped by Jesus to 
overcome every temptation and obstacle that Satan may have tried to put in our 
way. 

We climb heavenward, round by round, 
and sometimes we slip or fall or faint by 
the way, but our blessed Helper comes to 
the rescue, and we are again set upon our 
feet with our face toward the Beautiful 
City. 

Let me name a few of the best helps 
toward complete preparation for heaven ; 
and the more fully we prepare, the more 
rapidly we climb toward heaven. 

We need, first of all, love. Pure, sim- 
ple love toward God, and love tor our fel- 
low men. Love for all, enemies as well 
as friends ; and to get that we must pray THROUGH" 

for it, as it is not natural for us to love our enemies, while we find it very easy to 
love our friends. 

Then prayer. We must pray for daily guidance in everything we do, no matter 
how small it may seem to us. 

Telling of Jesus' love and goodness toward you in the meetings, among your 
friends or acquaintances, or even among those who do not care for God in anyway, 
is a good preparation for heaven. 



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Service is another help heavenward. Serving Christ by being as helpful to 
everyone around us, or with whom we may come in contact, whether they are 
friends or enemies. 

By seeking out the unsaved and doing all in our power, with Christ^s help, to 
win them to join us in our heavenward march. 

Then, be a happy Christian, a joyous one, a thankful one. 

Show to the unsaved the beauty of Christ living ; for they will not take the 
trouble to read the Bible and find out for themselves its beauty, and joy, and glad- 
ness, but they will read your life and mine, and judge from what they read whether 
it is worth while to try and win heaven. 

The unsaved value heaven according to the valuation we have of it. If they 
see us leaving no stone unturned, nothing undone to reach it, if we think it worth 
while to make any sacrifice for it, if we prove in any way that we consider heaven 
to hold all that is dear through time and eternity, then they will seek it. 

We need to get ready for heaven right away, as we do not know how soon we 
may be called away from this world, and none are allowed to enter there who are 
not prepared for it. 



Brave. 



Christian Soldier 



A BRAVE CHRISTIAN 

WILL 



GIVE A SOFT 
ANSWEIl 



SEE THE RIGHT OO THE RIGHT 



HEED THE 
RIGHT 




Jil> 



WALK IN THE 
RICHT WAY 



True bravery is a hard thing to find in 
this world under all circumstances. The 
bravest are not always those who face 
the cannon or the shotgun, or do some 
daring or dangerous thing to show their 
wonderful courage. The truly brave are 
those who will stand up for the weak and 
oppressed and for the right principles, no 
matter what the result of such action may 
be. When we contrast Peter's foolish- 
ness in defending Christ with David's 
grand acts or Daniel's courage we begin 
to get an idea of what true bravery is. 
He is brave in the true way who gives his heart to Christ and turns his back 
upon all that is wrong in spite of ridicule and scorn and sometimes persecution. 
He or she is truly brave who will stand up for Christ and the church amid a scoff- 
ing crowd and dare try to win souls for God. We should be brave in the right 
way and never do foolish, unhelpful things to prove our courage. The brave boy 
will not fight to prove he is not a coward. The brave boy will not drink to show 
that he is not afraid of it. The brave boy will not disobey his mother to show his 
manliness. The truly brave Christian will be really afraid to do anything that he 



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or she thinks may hurt the great loving heart of him who died upon the cross to 
save a soul and so gave us an everlasting example of the highest form of bravery 
heaven or earth could produce. Be brave as Christ was and you will never be a 
coward. Be brave to witness for him in the home, school, prayer meeting, wher- 
ever you go, and God will crown you a true conqueror in the end. 



Working For Jesus. 

Prov. 4:25 ; Ps. 143:8; Matt. 10:32; 



Eccl. 9:10; Rom. 10:15. 




Preaching. 



Matt. 4:19; 5:16; 28:19; 9:38; Ps. 2:8. 




^^/vo. 



'^<^ The Gospel to 



Let Your Light so Shine. 



Matt. 5:16; Deut. 32:4; Isa. 61:3; 
John 15:12; I Chron. 28:9; Titus 3:2. 




Willin^nejs 



Rescind on 

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Scripture Anatomy for the Children. 



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Draw a figure in outline upon the blackboard, very faintly, so that it is barely 
seen by the children. This can be done before the children gather, and kept cov- 
ered until used. Distribute your verses and then uncover the figure, and line in 
heavily, beginning with the hair, and having finished the hair, say I, and the child 
having that number will arise and respond with Matt. 10:30; then mark off the 
eyebrows so that the forehead is defined, and call for 2, and that will be responded 
to ; and so on through the figure. Then when the service is finished, give each 
child a list of the verses and request that these verses be learned by all, so that 
the whole exercise may be gone through without a word from the leader, and only 
the drawing be done by that individual. You will find it very interesting to the 
children, and it will make a good exercise for a public meeting. Make no pretense 
to draw an elegant figure. 

(Point to different parts of the figure and the corresponding number. 

(i). But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 
Matt. 10:30. 

(2). And they shall see his face; and his name shall 
be in their foreheads. Rev. 22:4. 

(3). Open thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous 
things out of thy law. Ps. 119:18. 

(4). His nose pierceth through snares. Job 40:24. 

(5). Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord; but 
they that deal truly are his delight. Prov. 12:22. 

(6). For my mouth shall speak truth ; and wickedness 
is an abomination to my lips. Prov. 8:7. 

(7). The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth 
among the wise. Prov. 15:31. 

(8). Let not mercy and truth for sake thee ; bind them 
about thy neck. Prov. 3:3. 

(9). For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: 
and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his 
name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty 
God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isa. 9:6. 

(10). The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath 
are the everlasting arms. Deut. 33:27. 

(11). The righteous also shall hold on his way, 
and he that hath clean hands shallbe stronger and stronger. 
Job. 17:9. 

(12). Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and 
speak unto them all that I command thee. Jer. 1:17. 

(13). He delighteth not in the strength of a horse : he taketh not pleasure in 
; the legs of a' man. Ps. 147:10. 

(14). At the name of Jesus every l<r!ee should bow,of things in heaven and 
[things in earth, and things under the earth. Phil. 2:10. 




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(15). How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and^ 
bring glad tidings of good things. Rom. 10:15. 

(16). Create jn me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within j 
me. Ps. 51:10. 

(17). 1 beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye pre- 
rent your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your rea- 
sonable service. Rom. 12:1. 



A Growing Christian. 



Eph. 4:15, 16. 
11 Pet. 3:i«. 







Phil. 48. 
John 15:16. 




Growing Strong. 

Eph. 6:13-18. 

To grow strong bodily, one must take the proper kind of exercise every day, 
and eat strengthening, nourishing food. To grow strong mentally one must study 
mathematics, history, literature, geography and those books that will enlarge and 
brighten one's mind, and make the memory better. 

The Christian who wishes to grow strong must take the best spiritual food 
for the soul. First plant one's self upon the** Solid Rock," Christ Jesus. Be 
much in prayer. Study God's word. Go to Him for every bit of help. Strengthen 
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Become the servants of others, even as Christ was. Strength will never 
come to the idler, but to him who works, as it is only increased by exercise. 

Strength never comes to the one who is afraid to pray or testify for Christ in 
the meeting. 

It never comes to those who waste their time over dime novels, and this vile 
literature that is scattered through our streets. 

It never comes to the one who lowers his standard of right at any time, for 
any reason. 

True spiritual strength does not consist in much talking or praying in public, 
but in the living, at all times, and in all places, and under all circumstances, as be- 
comes Christian Endeavorers. 



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tian daily— If you do all this and worship God in so doing. 



Our Christian character is no stronger 
than our weakest point. So wc need to 
to be very careful to ** put on the whole 
armor of God.'* that we may be strong 
in all parts of our character. 

First, accept salvation for self. Be 
clothed in Christ's righteousness. Be 
truthful and honest in little things, as 
well as in large. Live peaceably, and try 
to promote peace. Have faith in God at 
all times, and don't doubt your neighbor 
so much. 

Plead for the constant indwelling of 
the Holy Spirit. Be sure that nothing is 
too small to take to God in prayer. Be 
watchful over self, at all times, and you 
will certainly grow into a stronger Chris- 



The Three Guards. 



1. Son, Savior, i John 1:7. Draw 
heart in white, then draw heavy red line 
round outer edge. 

2. Helper — Comforter in the Holy 
Spirit. John 14:26. Draw dove in heavy 
white chalk. 

3. God, the Father. Isa. 41:10. Up- 
held by his strong arm, and tender mercy, 
and loving compassion. 

Draw arm in blue representing the loy- 
alty of the Father to the Son and Holy Spirit. 




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Obeying. 




Obey is the one thing above all others 
that Christians of any kind ought to do. 
We can*t get through this world without 
obeying someone, all the time, whether 
we will or not ; and the question is, whom 
shall we obey? 

To the Christian there is only One 
who commands our full obedience, and, 
giving that to the rightful One, we will 
be able to obey rightfully all through life. 
God, of course, is the one the Chris- 
tian ought to obey at all times, and, doing 
that, we will obey all others that we 
should obey, no matter who or what they 
are. 

I John 5:3. Prov. 2:21; Rom. 13:1; Ezra 7:10. 

First of all, let us obey God's law as we find it in His Holy Word, the Bible. 
We have it all laid down clearly and plainly by Christ in the two great command- 
ments, ** Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and all thy soul, 
and all thy mind," and the second, ** Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself; " 
and, doing this, there is nothing else for us to do. 

This law of God requires us to obey father and mother, as found in the fifth 
commandment and many other places in the Bible. 

To obey our teachers and all in authority over us, and above all things to be 
loyal to our country, her flag, her laws, her institutions and her God. 

The boy or girl who cannot obey father and mother will never be a dutiful 
pupil in school ; a bad pupil will mean a bad citizen ; a bad citizen will not, cannot 
be loyal to his country or his country's God. 

So, then, let us, from this time forth, see to it that we are obedient at home, 
at school, on the play-ground, wherever we go, in order that we may make the 
best of our life and be a help to our homefolks, our school and our country and an 
honor to the Christ we serve. We must be cheerful in our obedience, and willing 
in it also, and there must be no ** half-way " about it, either. 

Half-way obedience is sometimes worse than none at all, for it helps those who 
are disposed to be disobedient, in their lawlessness. Christ obeyed, even to the 
death on the cross, and certainly if we are trying to follow Him we ought to obey 
as fully as we possibly can. 

Let us look over our past life and see wherein we have failed to give the fullest 
obedience we were capable of giving, and for the future obey to the very letter, if 
it is possible to do so. 

Have we obeyed our God and kept the promise we made when we took the 
pledge in our Society? Have we taken part in every meetmg? Have we led in 
prayer as often as we might have done ? Have we behaved the best we knew how 



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at every meeting? Have our endeavors been " whole hearted and true hearted" 
all the time? If so, we have nothing to reproach ourselves with ; if not, there are 
many ways in which we may improve — and let us set about it quickly. 

The Christian who is the most obedient will be the one who honestly tries his 
or her best to live the closest to Christ, in thought, word and deed, and who will 
do his and her utmost to win souls for Christ and the Church. 



Christ's Scholars. 



Sensible 

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Text p^oOK Make first letter of each word red. 

Everything else white chalk. 

We find in Mary the one who was hum- 
ble and willing to learn, and who was 
always at the Master's feet, learning from 
Him directly, and treasuring what she 
learned. 

Peter, the bold, confident scholar, at first 
sure he was able to get along by himself, 
until he learned better, and then, though 
hewasboldjitwasnotin his own strength 
any longer. 
Then in the Samaritan woman we find 
one who was curious to learn, and willing to call others to learn the same thing. 

In th3 two disciples we find the doubtful ones, not quite sure that they had 
heard aright from Jesus, and yet who were eager to learn the truth, and who 
listened attentively to all that Jesus said unto them, their whole hea^-t responding 
to the teachnigs received. 

Then the eager Zaccheus, who, when he found out what was right, cheerfully 
and willingly did it for love of his Teacher. 

Then the thief on the cross, the penitent scholar, who pleaded for pardon and 
received it at the last moment. 

Then we have John, the beloved one, who kept very close to his teacher all 
the time, and who loved him with a wonderful love. 

Dorcas, the busy scholar, who was always at work for the poor because of 
love for Christ. 

Stephen, the brave scholar, who was willing to die for his Teacher. 
Paul, who asked his Teacher for something to do, and did what he was told. 
Timothy, who diligently studies his Bible from the time he was a boy, and 
never found it hard, dry work. 

I might tell you about scores of others, but you have enough to follow their 
example and become a better scholar than any mentioned, if you wish. Begin to- 
day by doing your share of the work in tliis world, and being first to take part in 
the meeting. 



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Friends. 




We find two kinds of friends spoken 
of in the Bible, true and false: False 
friends are the ones who work for Satan, 
and only use their friends to further their 
interests and aims, not caring what the 
consequence to the friend may be, or else 
not giving it a thought at the time. 

We want to be very careful that we 
never become friends who will not always 
be found true under any circumstances. 

We find a sample of true friendship in 
the love between David and Jonathan, in 
the Old Testament, each being true to 
the other under the most trying circumstances. 

Then we find friends like those whom Job had, who when he was in trouble 
could offer him no comfort, but rather added to his trouble by the way they talked 
to him. 

Then we arc told of the traitor Judas. Certainly none of us care to become 
like him. 

Then there are the kind, helpful friends, like the men who carried their friend 
to Jesus to be healed, doing for him what he could not do for himself. Such friends 
we ought to try and be, looking around to see what we can do for our friends that 
they cannot do for themselves. Is there someone we can help by our prayers, 
our songs, our words of cheer? Is there one we can read to, or help in their work, 
or ease their pain or trouble? 

Let us be bright, cheerful friends, who will make the lives of our friends the 
brighter for our friendship. Tell them all the things that we have found helpful 
and bright to us, and where they may be found, or what to do to get them. 

Let us comfort our friends when in sorrow or trouble, and stand up for them 
when assailed by spite or slander, and if they fall into temptation, and are over- 
come, let us not desert them, but stand by them and help them back to the right 
path. Let us love them always, at all times, even when they have done wrong, 
for we know not what we might have done had we been tempted as they were. 
Let us aim to lead oar friends nearer to Christ, and if our friendship is founded 
and grounded in Christ, there is no danger but that it will last as long as time and 
throughout eternity. 

The best friend one can possibly have is the Lord Jesus Christ, and he fs the 
one to copy after, if we wish to be the best kind of friends to those around us. 

Here are a few of the **don*t he's'* of true friendship: Don't be selfish, cross, 
gloomy, unthankful, unhelpful, unjust, suspicious, deceitful, untruthful, unkind, 
unloving, rough, unchristlike, and the **be's" are just the things the **don't he's" 
are not. 

Prov, 27:6; 17:17; 18:24; Judg, 19:3; IL Sam. 1:26; John 5:42; 13:35; 15:9; 



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15:10; 17:26; Phil. 1:9; 2:2; I John 3:16; 4:7; 4:16; Jer. 20:4; Matt. 11:19; John 
15:13; Mark 5:19; Prov. 15:17; Rom. 5:5; 8:35^ 8:39; 12:9; 13:10; Col. 1:8; 2:2; i 
John 4:18. 



CHRIST OUR HELPER 







Isa. 58:11; Ps. 68:35; John 14:26. 
Deut. 5:33; Isa. 25:1; Prov. 13:13. 

Christ helps his children by steadily 
watching our progress, day by day, and 
whenever he sees us in danger he guards 
us ; when he sees us in trouble, helps us 
out, or comforts us, so that we can bear 
it ; when he sees us going wrong he 
warns us, and if we don't heed the warn- 
ing, punishes us ; when we are perplexed, 
he counsels us ; when weak, he becomes 
our strength ; when obedient, he rewards 
us. 

Ever on the elert for his children, he 
would have us be just as watchful to 
each other and watchful over each other, 
especially remembering the little brothers 
and sisters of Christian Endeavor. 



Tongues. 



There is nothing that needs such watchful care as our tongues. James says 
in the 3rd chapter, 5th verse, **even so, the tongue is a little member, and boasteth 
great things. Behold how great a matter a little fire kindleth.'* There is nothing 
that creates so much trouble in this world as a careless, thoughtless, unbridled 
tongue. 

Very often a litt e word will make a timid child more timid, or send him or her 
off to cry quietly, feeling that they arc of no use in the world and no one loves 
them. 

A word of ridicule for some child who takes 
part in the meeting for the first time may 
close that child's lips for months ; possibly, 
always. 

An unkind or hasty word may cause some 
child pain, or rouse the anger of another, and 
so cause quarrelling. 
A tongue that carries tales is one to be shunned by every boy or girl that loves 
Jesus. Such a tongue causes trouble wherever it goes. 




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Be sure that you always speak the exact truth, especially when repeating any- 
one else's statements. Don't boast ; never exaggerate. 

I heard of a mother who was made sick by fright, because of this bad habit, 
possessed by a boy. 

He came running into the house one day, saying, "Oh, Mother ! Tom's dead ! 
Tom's killed! I know it!" 

His mother fainted, and when she came to, there was Tom, whom she heard 
was dead, standing by her side, crying because she had fainted. True, his head 
was. bandaged, his arm in a sling, and he had had a narrow escape, but he wasn't 
dead. But the shock to the delicate mother was so severe that she lay sick for 
several days. 

So, whatever we say, let us speak the truth. 

** Let the words of our mouth be acceptable in God's sight." Letthem bepure, 
loving, kind, truthful words, that we need never regret. Some one has said : 
** Words are things of little cost, 
Quickly spoken, quickly lost ; 
But they stand 

Witnesses at God*s right hand. 
And their testimony they bear 
For us or against us there." 
So let us get Jesus' help to bridle our tongues and let him hold the reins. 



I 



Sowing. 



We as Christians are either growing bet- 
ter or worse every day, for there is no such 
thing as standing still in character build- 
ing. What kind of a character we are build- 
ing now will greatly determine the future of 
our life, for good or evil, in this world. 

The one who is unkind, spiteful, cross, 
envious, untruthful, is building within 
them a temple that shall show forth nothing 
pleasant or comely when it is finished, but 
will build for the devil, and the outcome 
will be a life that will be a shame and 
disgrace to the owner, and a nuisance and 
stumbling block to every other life with 
which it may come in contact. Satan 
tries hard in many little, sly ways, to have the boys and girls build such a life, and 
when completed it will only be a temple that will find a place forever in hell. 

Satan begins with little faults and failings, that are like bad material put into 
a good building, that will give way some day, and no matter how fair the outside 




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may look, or how strong it may seem, when the poor material gives way, down 
will go the whole structure. 

No murderer, thief, or villain, found in any jail or penitentiary or that was 
hung for his crime, ever began to build with the intention of putting up a misera- 
ble building for a character, that would bring him to shame and disgrace, and worst 
of all, to eternal loss. 

But it was done gradually. An oath here, a cigarette there, a drink, a dice 
box, a game of cards, gambling with marbles (for keeps), cheating in work or 
play, telling white lies, or in some other simple way. Satan very often glosses 
over his poor building with black shoes, good suits, clean hands and face and good 
clothes. 



A Christian's Dress. 



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ILLINGNESS' 



NEVER 
TlRkD 



I. I John 4: 18. 






2. Isa. 41: 6. 


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3. I Chron. 29: 9. 

4. Isa. 40: 31. 






5. 1 Thess. 5: 8. 


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Rom'. 12: 8. 


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Prov. 15: 13. 


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1. Coat of love. 

2. Sleeves — help. 

3. Belt— willingness. 

4. Shoes and stock- 

ings that run at 
call. 

5. Crowned by a 

cheerful face and 
the helmet of sal- 
vation. 



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Following Christ. 



A 



'J^ AND ^ \ 




SORROWS. 



Every true Christion will try to follow Christ in every way possible, no mat- 
ter how many dangers or difficulties in the way. 

Following Christ is no easy matter, and it needs very watchful care upon our 
part and great dependence upon Jesus in order that we may follow him to his 
credit and our good. 

To do this we need to depend con- 
stantly upon the help derived from the 
Holy Spirit, whom Christ sent to be with 
us after he went to his home on high, to 
I — I yy^^..^^ intercede for sinners. With Christ as an 

I f^ Of 7 example, and the Holy Spirit as our 

I pAtLV rp QssEsI y^ helper, we must follow in self-denial, in 

» i f— — * .-.- thought, in service, in all places, in all 

ways. 

As Christ followed God the Father, 
so we must follow Christ. 

Satan will try his best to trip us, 
tempt us, and make us fall, and hold us 
down after we fall, but if we persevere and 
look to Jesus, we will conquer in the long 
run, and be gloriously rewarded in the end. As Jesus gave up his beautiful home 
on high to come down to poverty and homelessness to help and save mankind, 
so must we be willing to give up our own home comforts when needful to help 
those around us heavenward. 

Being on hand at all services, church, Sunday school, prayer meeting, no mat- 
ter what, through all kinds of weather, sacrificing our own comfort, to set a good 
example to others and be as helpful in the work for God and the souls around us 
as we possibly can. 

Bringing our thoughts in subjection to that which we know is right for us to 
think, speaking words of kindness and cheer to those who need them, even if we 
have to exert ourselves to do so. 

Doing all that we are asked to do cheerfully and quickly, and the best we 
know how, never grumbling because our share of the work may not be as pleasant 
as we would wish it to be, so long as it is helpful to someone or some part of God's 
vineyard. 

Standing up for Christ under all sorts of trying circumstances, when assailed 
by ridicule, or scorn, or persecution. In trouble and sorrow looking to the time 
when all tears shall be wiped away and sorrow shall be no more. In, times of per- 
secution and trial, and sore temptation, looking beyond it all to the reward and 
the victory, and the everlasting rest provided for the faithful worker. 

Trying to be joyful at all times, and when death comes meeting it bravely and 
fearlessly, because trusting in Jesus the Savior, to walk with you *Mown through 
the valley,*' remembering that it is only a "shadow," and nothing more, from 



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which you will soon come out into the full light of a beautiful heaven, safe with 
Christ for evermore. 

This will be the true following of Christ and the glorious reward that will 
await such following. 



CLEAN HEARTS. 
Ps. 51:10. 



Open Wide Our, 




TRUE GIVING. 




Gen. 28:22; Eph. 5:16; II Cor. 9:7; 
Ps. 90:17 ; Rom. 10:15. 



Parable of the Sower. 



HINT8: 



SEED SOWN : 

Bible words. 
Tracts. 
Good deeds. 
Good words. 
Good thoughts. 

WAYSIDE: 
Inattention. 
Carelessnes. 
Wilfulness. 

THORNS: 
Bad habits. 
Fear of ridicule. 
Doubts. 




ROCK: 
Self confidence. 
Prayerlessness. 
Pleasure. 

GOOD GROUND : 

Love Christ. 
Trust Christ. 
Pray to Christ. 
Read Bible. 
Serve Christ. 



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Rejecting Christ. 



TEMPERANCE LESSON. 
Ps. i:l-6.^ 
Dear Juniors, let us be careful that we do not reject Christ through any of th 
many ways the devil opens before us. He will not call upon us openly to rejec 

Jesus — he is too wise for that. But in a sly way he' 
comes. 

First stopping to watch the games played on th 
streets on Sunday. Then he coaxes us to take part in] 
them, thereby leading us into bad company. 

The next thing we know, we fmd ourselves swear- 
ing, smoking, chewing, drinking, with bad compan 
ions. Forsaking church, Sunday school and Junior 
meeting. Found in saloons gambling, card playing 
and engaged in all kinds of sinful doings. 

Let us be very careful not to take the first step in 
rejecting Christ. 

This first step is often a sly act or word in school, 
maybe a fib, as we call it, while God calls it a lie. 
Possibly the first step is a fear of the ridicule of our playmates if we stand out 
boldly against wrong of any kind. 

Possibly it begins with playing **marbles for keeps,*' or carelessness in read- 
ing the Bible and in praying. 

There are so many ways, and I am sure if you think a moment you can give a 
great many more ways than I have given. 

Don't let it be in neglecting to take part in the meeting. Stand true to your 
pledge. 

Qoldeti Rule. 







JFORGIVENESP. 



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Justice. » Service JFoRGivENESp.GENTLEWoROi Generosity 



DC 



7 measures long. Peried number. 
Rjeaches ;from earth to heaven. 



Matt. 7:12. 



No unfair words or acts. No misconduct anywhere. 
No backbiting or slander. No laziness or shirking. 

The golden rule is a perfect measure, and if we use it to measure our daily livesj 
we must surely grow more like Jesus every day. 



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No trying to find excuses for not doing our duty. No slipping out of our Pledge 
keeping, for how would we like Jesus to break his promises to us? 

The Golden Rule, to C. E. Juniors, means constant endeavor to follow Christ's 
teachings fully. 



Christ's Invitation. 



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WHICH 
SHALL 



EtfRNAL 
DEATH 

As soon as the child is old enough lo make a choice, the invitation is giv^en. 
' When he steps out from home the choice is before him. 



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Prov. 20: 1 ; 31:4; Isa. 28:7; Joel 1:5; Eph. 5:18; Deut. 21:20; Prov. 23:21; 26:9; 
Isa. 28:1; 28:3; I Cor. 5:11; 6:10; Isa. 19:14; Jer. 25:27; Gen. 49:12; Duet. 32:33; 
Judg. 13:4; Prov. 21:17; 23:30: 23:31; Is. 5:22; Prov. 23:20; i Pet. 4:3; i Tim. 3:3; 
Titus 1:7; Matt 15:11; 15:18; Mark. 7:15: Rev. 21:27; i Cor. Siy; Jas. 3:6; i Cor. 
3:17; I Tim. 1:10; Col. 2:21. 



Rented Hearts. 



I. RENTED TO SATAN. 




2. RENTED TO GOD. 



Draw in white chalk and divide as 
given, to Satan, as you talk. Then take 
red chalk and chalk it all red. 

I John 1:7. The blood of Jesus Christ 
his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 

Divide the red with heavy white lines 
and print in heavy white chalk, heart 2, 




as given here. Then close your talk 
with Phil. 4:13. I can do all things 
through Christ which strengtheneth 



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